Listen to two economists discuss why they chose economics and how they apply it to various topics, including sports, health and wellness, and Appalachia.

Dr. Claudia Kramer and Dr. Arthur Laffer discuss his journey to economics, his views on supply side economics, and the economics of taxes, of course.

“Creative Destruction” is the term given by noted Austrian Economist Joseph Schumpeter to the process in which new firms

replace old firms. Entrepreneurship is therefore both creative

(brings about new things for the future) and destructive (destroying old ways in the process). A strong case can be made that technology is accelerating the pace of this process. In this episode, Claudia speaks with Dr. Russell Sobel, Professor of Economics & Entrepreneurship at The Citadel, to explore this process, why it is important, how economies can best cope with it, and the political battlegrounds it creates.

Mississippi College’s J. Brandon Bolen provides general education on small-dollar loans, their alternatives, and common misunderstandings.

Brandon discusses how interest rate caps may sound good, but they usually hurt the people they are designed to help - the most financially vulnerable.

This seems counterintuitive, but Brandon provides both intuitive reasoning and recent evidence showing how interest rate caps create credit shortages and other unintended consequences.

Listen in as the Probasco Distinguished Chair of Free Enterprise, Claudia Williamson Kramer, interviews the Emeritus Professor of Banking and Finance at UTK, Ramon DeGennaro. This conversation takes place before Ramon's talk at UTC on Stakeholder Theory and ESG. Tune in to this enriching conversation.

Tune in to the Probasco Podcast for an exclusive interview showcasing the distinguished guest of the 2023 Burkett Miller Lecture, Pete Boettke. Join Claudia Williamson Kramer and Scott King as they engage in a conversation with Dr. Boettke, delving into the themes of his lecture titled, "Capitalism, Socialism, and the Path Future."

Join us on the Probasco Podcast as Claudia Williamson Kramer engages in a captivating conversation with Dr. Harold A. Black. Discover insights from the distinguished Emeritus Professor of Finance at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Dr. Claudia Williamson speaks with the 2022 Burkett Miller's Distinguished Lecture Series speaker, Dr. Chris Coyne. 

UTC's Probasco Chair of Free Enterprise Claudia Williamson about the current value and relevance of bitcoin in the modern economy with Will Luther, an associate professor of economics at Florida Atlantic University, director of the American Institute for Economic Research’s Sound Money Project, and an adjunct scholar with the Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives. The Social Science Research Network currently ranks him in the top five percent of business authors.

The Student Managed Investment Learning Experience (SMILE) Fund was formed in February 2015 and officially received funds totaling $250,000 from the UC Foundation on July 1, 2015. The fund has now grown to have over $600,000 in assets under management. In this episode, UTC's Probasco Chair of Free Enterprise, Claudia Williamson, and the Dowdle Professor of Finance at Mississippi State University, and the Director of the Institute for Market Studies, Brandon Cline, discuss the implications of student-led investments.