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Tyler Cowen

Economist and professor

Tyler Cowen is an American economist and professor at George Mason University. He is the chair of the Mercatus Center think-tank and has written extensively on economics, politics, and culture. Cowen has authored numerous books, including 'An Economist Gets Lunch', which explores the economics of food and eating. He is known for his contrarian views on economic policy and his ability to make complex ideas accessible...

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Cowboys' Pickens: Luxury or Necessity?Dallas News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Apr 3, 20260:56HostThe Economy Isn’t What the Headlines Say: Unemployment, AI, and the TruthWorldviewTubeApr 2, 202631:07GuestWhat an economist eats for lunch (in 2026), with Tyler CowenThe Economics ShowFeb 6, 202632:53GuestDid a New Study Weaken the Case for UBI? Here's the Data the NYT IgnoredThe Scott Santens UBI EnterpriseAug 8, 20251:44:20GuestJack Clark on AI's Uneven ImpactConversations with TylerMay 7, 20251:02:40HostKenneth Rogoff on Monetary Moves, Fiscal Gambits, and Classical ChessConversations with TylerApr 30, 20251:00:34HostChris Dixon on Blockchains, AI, and the Future of the InternetConversations with TylerApr 23, 20251:02:51HostSheilagh Ogilvie on Epidemics, Guilds, and the Persistence of Bad InstitutionsConversations with TylerApr 2, 202559:11HostEzra Klein on the Abundance AgendaConversations with TylerMar 19, 20251:08:40HostCarl Zimmer on the Hidden Life in the Air We BreatheConversations with TylerMar 5, 202551:43HostGregory Clark on Social Mobility, Migration, and Assortative Mating (Live at Mercatus)Conversations with TylerFeb 19, 20251:23:14HostRoss Douthat on Why Religion Makes More Sense Than You ThinkConversations with TylerFeb 5, 20251:13:38HostTyler Cowen: Why Do We Refuse To Learn From History?Just Asking QuestionsJan 10, 20251:06:10GuestScott Sumner on Monetary Rules, Blooming Late, and the Death of CinemaConversations with TylerJan 8, 20251:08:14HostPaula Byrne on Thomas Hardy's Women, Jane Austen's Humor, and Evelyn Waugh's WarmthConversations with TylerDec 11, 202454:42HostStephen Kotkin on Stalin, Power, and the Art of BiographyConversations with TylerDec 4, 20241:26:25HostRuss Roberts on Vasily Grossman's Life and FateConversations with TylerNov 25, 20241:01:41HostNeal Stephenson on History, Spycraft, and American-Soviet ParallelsConversations with TylerNov 13, 202447:19HostKyla Scanlon on Communicating Economic Ideas through Social MediaConversations with TylerOct 2, 20241:05:04HostNate Silver on Risk-takers, Politicians, and Poker PlayersConversations with TylerAug 21, 202459:45Host