Bretton Goods

Bretton Goods

By Pradyumna PrasadScienceSocial Sciences
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Bretton Goods episodes

  • Ep 17: Maia on populism and Argentina

    I talked to the very popular @EGirlMonetarism about the political economy of Argentinian populism. It was a very informative conversation. We talked about:

    • The political economy of Latin American populism


      • The most underrated economic concept


        • How to fix the Argentine economy
          • 48 min
        • Samuel Hammond on passing policies and nonprofits

          Samuel Hammond is the Director of Poverty and Welfare Policy at the Niskanen Center. We had an excellent conversation on 

          • How policies actually get passed


            • “libertarian think tanks exist for rich people to feel like they're smart and smart people to feel like they’re rich”


              • Nonprofits and the lack of market incentives


                • His most controversial opinion on economics
                  • 49 min
                • Ep 14: Noah Smith on American growth, partisanship and veganism

                  I talked to the very popular Noah Smith on a variety of topics. We talked about

                  • Is America too insular?
                  • Indian cultural exports to the US
                  • Is economic growth zero-sum at the country level?
                  • Where does he disagree with @jdcmedlock the most?
                  • What are the deep causes of partisanship in America?
                  • The moral coordination problem of going vegan
                  • The political economy of solving NIMBYism
                  • “America's national pastime is avoiding other Americans”

                    • Do give a listen to this!


                    56 min
                  • Ep 13: Michael Fritzell on investing in Asia

                    I spoke to Michael Fritzell who writes the substack Asian Century Stocks about high-quality stock ideas around Asia. Michael is a CFA charterholder and has worked as an equity analyst in Asia for over a decade.


                    We talk about

                    • Common characteristics of successful CEOs
                    • Why Chinese real estate prices are due for a fall
                    • How do you read an annual report in Asia?
                      • 52 min
                    • Ep 11: Mark Lutter on Charter Cities

                      Mark Lutter is the Founder and Executive Director of the Charter Cities Institute. CCI's aim is to build an ecosystem for charter cities


                      We talk about

                      - The basic concepts of charter cities

                      - What is the biggest misconception about charter cities?

                      - What personality type does it take to run a non profit?

                      46 min
                    • Ep 10: Shruti Rajagopalan on Indian economic reforms

                      For this Indian Independence day I talked to Shruti Rajagopalan about the Indian economic reforms.

                      • How was Nehruvian socialism different from socialism under Indira Gandhi?
                      • Why didn't land reform work in India?
                      • Does Shruti believe in the Great Man theory of history?
                        • 50 min
                      • Ep 8: Srivatsan Prakash on podcasting, investments and stimulus

                        I talk to Srivatsan Prakash - the host of the Market Champions podcast - about his experience podcasting, investing and some thoughts about the stimulus

                        We talk about

                        - The most surprising thing about being on a podcast

                        - Is there a wrong way to invest

                        - Why ‘Austrian investing’ is the wrong way to invest

                        - The Biden stimulus isn’t going to lead to inflation

                        47 min

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