In the first episode of the Knowledge Problem Podcast, Dominick Mellusi interviews Professor Rosolino Candela about the Austrian school of economics and its critique on economic planning in a socialist economy.

Rosolino Candela is a Senior Research Fellow and Associate Director of Academic and Student Programs, as well as a Senior Fellow of the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at the Mercatus Center. 

Prior to George Mason University, Candela taught in the Department of Economics at Brown University, where he was also a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Political Theory Project. He was also a Visiting Professor of Economics at Universidad Francisco Marroquin, and a Visiting Fellow in the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the European University Institute. 

In 2016 and 2019, Candela was nominated for the George Mason Univeristy Career Connection Faculty Award. 

Candela's personal webpage is www.rcandela.com