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Marginal Revolution University

Economists in the Wild

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Overview

Explore a captivating series of economic discussions featuring renowned experts in their fields. Delve into diverse topics such as the impact of superstar firms on labor share, the motivations behind Wikipedia contributions, neuroeconomics and consumer behavior, India's demonetization, mammogram recommendations, and the economics of wine. Gain insights from upcoming episodes with Josh Angrist, Joe Price, and Parag Pathak. Each hour-long episode offers a deep dive into real-world economic phenomena, providing valuable knowledge and perspectives on contemporary issues shaping our world.

Syllabus

1. All Episodes

The Rise of Superstar Firms and the Fall of the Labor Share

Wikipedia: How to Motivate Expert Contributions?

Neuroeconomics and Shopping: Don’t Ask the Person, Ask the Brain

Demonetization: When 86% of India’s Currency Disappeared

The Surprising Effect of Mammogram Recommendations

The Economics of Wine

Josh Angrist (Coming Soon)

Joe Price (Coming Soon)

Parag Pathak (Coming Soon)

Taught by

David Autor, Yan Chen, Colin Camerer, Gabriel Chodorow-Reich, Amy Finkelstein, Orley Ashenfelter, Josh Angrist, Joe Price, Parag Pathak

Reviews

5.0 rating, based on 2 Class Central reviews

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    Nitin Khandaker
    I think all the people who want know about market economy, behaviour economics,they should do this course
  • As a Student in Economics (4th Year at this time), this is interesting and very mind-opening. At first, I was like okay, but as I progressed in the courses I got hooked. So I would really like to recommend it to everyone.

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