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Per Bylund is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University and a Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute. His latest book, How to Think about the Economy: A Primer, serves as an introduction to economic reasoning and aims to improve economic literacy.
TIMESTAMPS
0:04 - Why economic illiteracy is so prevalent
5:25 - Individualists trying to spread their ideas in a collectivist manner
9:25 - The role of the entrepreneur
12:27 - The primacy of theory in the social sciences
25:07 - The irrationality of “social entrepreneurship”
32:17 - Cospaia
34:52 - Javier Milei
39:13 - The greatest economic fallacy
41:50 - The effects of taxes
43:55 - What advice would Per give his 17 year old self?
45:35 - Could we have cured cancer in the 60s?
49:49 - Final remarks
EPISODE LINKS
Per’s Twitter: x.com/perbylund
Download Per’s latest book for free here: mises.org/primer
Arjun’s Twitter: x.com/arjunkhemani
Arjun’s newsletter: arjunkhemani.substack.com
By Arjun Khemani5
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If you would like to support this podcast, click here.
Bitcoin donations at: bc1q3vajy7e79080uzg5j7watdtl2h7ktqx9l7x8w8
Per Bylund is an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Oklahoma State University and a Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute. His latest book, How to Think about the Economy: A Primer, serves as an introduction to economic reasoning and aims to improve economic literacy.
TIMESTAMPS
0:04 - Why economic illiteracy is so prevalent
5:25 - Individualists trying to spread their ideas in a collectivist manner
9:25 - The role of the entrepreneur
12:27 - The primacy of theory in the social sciences
25:07 - The irrationality of “social entrepreneurship”
32:17 - Cospaia
34:52 - Javier Milei
39:13 - The greatest economic fallacy
41:50 - The effects of taxes
43:55 - What advice would Per give his 17 year old self?
45:35 - Could we have cured cancer in the 60s?
49:49 - Final remarks
EPISODE LINKS
Per’s Twitter: x.com/perbylund
Download Per’s latest book for free here: mises.org/primer
Arjun’s Twitter: x.com/arjunkhemani
Arjun’s newsletter: arjunkhemani.substack.com

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