2008
January
- Edward Castronova on the Exodus to the Virtual World (1/7)
- Mike Munger on the Nature of the Firm (1/14)
- Don Boudreaux on Globalization and Trade Deficits (1/21)
- Paul Collier on the Bottom Billion (1/28)
February
- Daniel B. Klein on Coordination and Cooperation (2/4)
- William Easterly on Growth, Poverty, and Aid (2/11)
- Timothy Brook on Vermeer's Hat and the Dawn of Global Trade (2/18)
- Thomas Sowell on Economic Facts and Fallacies (2/25)
March
- Vernon L. Smith* on Rationality in Economics (3/3)
- Stephen Marglin on Markets and Community (3/10)
- Tyler Cowen on Monetary Policy (3/17)
- Mike Munger on Subsidies and Externalities (3/25)
- Deirdre McCloskey on Capitalism and the Bourgeois Virtues (3/31)
April
- Christopher Coyne on Exporting Democracy after War (4/7)
- Diane Coyle on the Soulful Science (4/14)
- Russ Roberts on the Least Pleasant Jobs (4/21)
- William Bernstein on the History of Trade (4/28)
May
- John Nye on Wine, War and Trade (5/5)
- Chris Anderson on Free (5/12)
- Allan Meltzer on the Fed, Money, and Gold (5/19)
- Robin Hanson on Signalling (5/26)
June
- Gene Epstein on Gold, the Fed, and Money (6/2)
- Steve Cole on the market for new cars (6/9)
- Don Boudreaux on Energy Prices (6/16)
- Richard McKenzie on Prices (6/23)
- Arnold Kling on Hospitals and Health Care (6/30)
July
- Michael Munger on the Political Economy of Public Transportation (7/7)
- Eric Hanushek on Education and School Finance (7/14)
- Doug Rivers on polling (7/21)
- Hal Varian on Technology (7/28)
August
- Robert Barro on Disasters (8/4)
- Bruce Bueno de Mesquita on Iran and Threats to U.S. Security (8/11)
- John Taylor on Monetary Policy (8/18)
- Russell Roberts on The Price of Everything (8/25)
September
- Jonathan Rauch on the Volt, Risk, and Corporate Culture (9/1)
- Joseph Ellis on American Creation and the Founding (9/8)
- Robert Shiller on Housing and Bubbles (9/15)
- Karol Boudreaux on Wildlife, Property, and Poverty in Africa (9/22)
- Arnold Kling on Freddie and Fannie and the Recent History of the U.S. Housing Market (9/29)
October
- William Bernstein on Inequality (10/6)
- Patri Friedman on Seasteading (10/13)
- Clay Shirky on Coase, Collaboration and Here Comes Everybody (10/20)
- Mike Munger on Middlemen (10/27)
November
- Richard Epstein on Happiness, Inequality, and Envy (11/3)
- Arnold Kling on Credit Default Swaps, Counterparty Risk, and the Political Economy of Financial Regulation (11/10)
- George Selgin on Free Banking (11/17)
- Thomas Hazlett on Telecommunications(11/24)
December
- Eric Rauchway on the Great Depression and the New Deal (12/1)
- Steven Lipstein on Hospitals (12/8)
- Robert Higgs on the Great Depression (12/15)
- George Srour on Education, African Schools, and Building Tomorrow (12/22)
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2009
January
- Pete Boettke on the Austrian Perspective on Business Cycles and Monetary Policy (01/05)
- Steve Fazzari on Keynesian Economics (01/12)
- Eric Raymond on Hacking, Open Source, and the Cathedral and the Bazaar (01/19)
- Russ Roberts on Truth and Economics (with Robin Hanson as host) (01/26)
February
- John Cochrane on the Financial Crisis (02/02)
- Daron Acemoglu on the Financial Crisis (02/09)
- Amar Bhide on Outsourcing, Uncertainty, and the Venturesome Economy (02/16)
- Allan Meltzer on Inflation (02/23)
March
- Todd Zywicki on Debt and Bankruptcy (03/02)
- Jimmy Wales on Wikipedia (03/09)
- Dan Klein on Truth, Bias, and Disagreement (03/16)
- Nassim Taleb on the Financial Crisis (03/23)
- Brink Lindsey on the Age of Abundance (03/30)
April
- Daniel Klein on The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Episode 1—An Overview (4/06)
- Don Boudreaux on Macroeconomics and Austrian Business Cycle Theory (4/13)
- Daniel Klein on The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Episode 2—A Discussion of Part I (4/15)
- Russ Roberts on Wealth, Growth, and Economics as a Science (4/20)
- Daniel Klein on The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Episode 3—A Discussion of Part II (4/22)
- Ricardo Reis on Keynes, Macroeconomics, and Monetary Policy (4/27)
- Daniel Klein on The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Episode 4—A Discussion of Part III (4/29)
May
- Ed Leamer on Macroeconomic Patterns and Stories (5/04)
- Alan Wolfe on Liberalism (5/11)
- Daniel Klein on The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Episode 5—A Discussion of Parts III (cont.), IV, and V (5/13)
- Michele Boldrin on Intellectual Property (5/18)
- Peter Leeson on Pirates and The Invisible Hook (5/25)
- Daniel B. Klein on The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Episode 6—A Discussion of Parts VI and VII, and Summary (5/27)
June
- Richard Epstein on the Rule of Law (6/01)
- Riccardo Rebonato on Risk Management and the Crisis (6/08)
- Charles Platt on Working at Wal-Mart (6/15)
- Micheal Munger on Franchising, Vertical Integration, and the Auto Industry (6/22)
- Mark Helprin on Copyright (6/29)
July
- Paul Collier on Democracy and Violence (7/6)
- Justin Fox on the Rationality of Markets (7/13)
- John Taylor on the Financial Crisis (7/20)
- Peter Henry on Growth, Development, and Policy (7/27)
August
- Paul Graham on Start-ups, Innovation, and Creativity (8/3)
- Eric Hanushek on Test-based Accountability, Federal Funding, and School Finance (8/10)
- Christopher Hitchens on Orwell (8/17)
- David Brady on Health Care Reform, Public Opinion, and Party Politics (8/24)
- Mike Munger on Cultural Norms (8/31)
September
- Tyler Cowen on Culture, Autism, and Creating Your Own Economy (9/7)
- John Nye on the Great Depression, Political Economy, and the Evolution of the State (9/14)
- Paul Buchheit on Google, Friendfeed, and Start-ups (9/21)
- William Cohan on the Life and Death of Bear Stearns (9/28)
October
- Gary Stern on Too Big to Fail (10/5)
- Daniel Willingham on Education, School, and Neuroscience (10/12)
- Mike Munger on Shortages, Prices, and Competition (10/19)
- Charles Calomiris on the Financial Crisis (10/26)
November
- Michael Heller on Gridlock and the Tragedy of the Anticommons (11/2)
- Scott Sumner on Monetary Policy (11/9)
- Richard Posner on the Financial Crisis (11/16)
- Carmen Reinhart on Financial Crises (11/23)
- Peter Boettke on Elinor Ostrom, Vincent Ostrom, and the Bloomington School (11/30)
December
- Megan McArdle on Debt and Self-Restraint (12/7)
- Arnold Kling on Prosperity, Poverty, and Economics 2.0 (12/14)
- James Hamilton on Debt, Default, and Oil (12/21)
- Clifford Winston on Market Failure and Government Failure (12/28)
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