Peter J. Boettke on Austrian Economics and the Knowledge Problem

Published: July 19, 2023, 9 p.m.

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In this episode, Shruti speaks with Peter J. Boettke about the writings of F.A. Hayek, why artificial intelligence will not solve the knowledge problem, what many economists throughout history misunderstood about the market process, mainline vs. mainstream economics and much more. Boettke is a Distinguished University Professor of Economics and Philosophy at George Mason University, the BB&T Professor for the Study of Capitalism and the director of the F.A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He has written dozens of books, including \\u201cThe Battle of Ideas: Economics and the Struggle for a Better World,\\u201d \\u201cThe Economic Way of Thinking,\\u201d \\u201cLiving Economics: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow\\u201d and, most recently, \\u201cF.A. Hayek: Economics, Political Economy and Social Philosophy.\\u201d

Recorded June 8th, 2023.

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