Ep. 23 Peter Klein Discusses Christina Romer, Bill Clinton, Israel Kirzner, and Entrepreneurship
https://www.bobmurphyshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/peter_klein_newbg-250x350-1.jpg ()Austrian economist Peter Klein talks with Bob about his unusual (for a Rothbardian) career path, including his time working for the Council of Economic Advisors to Bill Clinton. They discuss Klein’s work on entrepreneurship, and how his views differ from those of Israel Kirzner. Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest: Peter Klein’s https://sites.baylor.edu/peter_klein/ (official page). The infamous http://www.aei.org/publication/that-bernstein-romer-jobs-chart-a-final-appraisal/ (Romer-Bernstein unemployment forecast) for the Obama stimulus package. https://www.nber.org/papers/w13264 (Christina Romer’s paper) (with co-author David Romer) showing large economic effects from tax changes. A http://lf-oll.s3.amazonaws.com/titles/2730/LibertyMatters27_Kirzner.pdf (“Liberty Matters” debate) among Austrian economists (including Klein) on the work of Israel Kirzner. Apply for http://bobmurphyshow.com/MU (Mises University). The audio production for this episode was provided by https://www.podsworth.com/ (Podsworth Media).