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Tyler Cowen: evaluation

21 Oct 2020 Conversations with Tyler Michael Kremer on Economists as Founders

“Autarky doesn’t work; war is bad for economic growth; don’t take too many drugs.”

— Tyler Cowen

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Tyler Cowen
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evaluation
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21 Oct 2020
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Conversations with Tyler

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…There are so many rich, archetypal stories in there. It’s hard for me to say why, but when I’ve gone back to it, I really enjoy it. It’s, again, a comparative development tale, right? Autarky doesn’t work; war is bad for economic growth; don’t take too many drugs. [laughs] Good point. I hadn’t thought of it that way, but yes.…

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