Econception

What is wealth? Why shouldn’t the government own stakes in corporations? And what are some non-market problems with tariffs? Richard Stern joins the show today to discuss. Richard Stern is Acting Director of the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies and Director of the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget at The Heritage Foundation.

How much have state budgets been taken over by the federal government? Is anything wrong with the Bureau of Labor Statistics? And what’s nationalist about trade surpluses? Tony Woodlief joins Econception to discuss. Tony Woodlief is State Policy Network’s Senior Executive Vice President and Senior Fellow for SPN’s Center for Practical Federalism.

Are the economic doomers right? How does government policy influence which industries thrive in America? Can rich people who think their taxes are too low pay more to the government instead? Jeremy Horpedahl joins Econception to discuss these questions and more. Dr. Jeremy Horpedahl is the Director of ACRE and an associate professor of economics at the University of Central Arkansas.

What's the purpose of business? What's the purpose of government? Has 20 years of higher education spending led to better student performance?  Dominic Pino is joined by David Bahnsen to explore these questions on the latest episode of Econception. David Bahnsen is the founder and managing partner of The Bahnsen Group, a national private wealth management firm managing over $4 billion in client assets. Prior to launching The Bahnsen Group, he spent eight years as a Managing Director at Morgan Stanley and six years as a Vice President at UBS. Bahnsen is also a contributor to several prominent outlets and a best-selling author.

What's going on with the market reforms in Argentina? What have other countries done to fix their social security programs? And how did FedEx change the world? Manhattan Institute Fellow Daniel DiMartino joins Econception to discuss.