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Bretton Goods

Pradyumna Prasad•brettongoods.substack.com
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I talk to the most interesting people about economic growth
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Ep 22: Tom Spencer on the housing crisis, the monarchy, and Brexit

I talked to Tom Spencer a law student at City Law School and Chief Organizer of London New Liberals . Tom's interests lie on the edge of law and economics where he does work on housing policy and anti trust. We had a lively conversation on Solving the UK's housing crisis What lawyers and economists can learn from each other Brexit and its consequences The unwritten British constitution Abolishing the monarchy...

Nov 29, 2021•54 min

Ep 21: Michael Bishop on replication markets

I talked to Michael Bishop, who worked at DARPA's Replication Markets project. We talked about Why was there a replication crisis in science? How do you design a market for predicting replication attempts? Is there alpha in replication market trading?

Nov 22, 2021•47 min

Ep 20: Kevin Erdmann on the myths about the Great Recession

I talked to Kevin Erdmann, a visiting fellow at the Mercatus Center about his upcoming book Building From the Ground Up which is about myths surrounding the housing bubble and the Great Recession. We talked about The myth of a 'housing bubble' How American policymakers self induced a recession His research process Preorder Keivn's new book here !...

Nov 14, 2021•45 min

Ep 19: Matt Darling on behavioural science

I talked to Matt Darling, an Employment Policy Fellow at the Niskanen Institute We talked about Cognitive tax of poverty Behavioural economics and the replication crisis What question does he wish people asked him?

Nov 02, 2021•44 min

Ep 18: Rohit Krishnan on ambition, optionality and venture capital

I talked to Rohit Krishnan, a venture capitalist and writer of the newsletter Strange Loop Canon . In my view he is among the most underrated writers in the public sphere today. I talked to him about a variety of topics. They are: The real meaning of ambition Why people misunderstand optionality Rohit’s favourite Indian cuisine Why you can’t replicate college with internet subcultures “VC’s biggest competition is hedge funds”. Biggest career mistakes people make Do consultants make good VCs? Wha...

Sep 27, 2021•1 hr 22 min

Ep 14: Noah Smith on American growth, partisanship and veganism

I talked to the very popular Noah Smith on a variety of topics. We talked about Is America too insular? Indian cultural exports to the US Is economic growth zero-sum at the country level? Where does he disagree with @jdcmedlock the most? What are the deep causes of partisanship in America? The moral coordination problem of going vegan The political economy of solving NIMBYism “America's national pastime is avoiding other Americans” Do give a listen to this!...

Sep 14, 2021•55 min

Ep 13: Michael Fritzell on investing in Asia

I spoke to Michael Fritzell who writes the substack Asian Century Stocks about high-quality stock ideas around Asia. Michael is a CFA charterholder and has worked as an equity analyst in Asia for over a decade. We talk about Common characteristics of successful CEOs Why Chinese real estate prices are due for a fall How do you read an annual report in Asia?

Sep 06, 2021•51 min

Ep 12: Pranay Kothasthane on Indian foreign policy and growth

I spoke to Pranay Kothasthane who is the Deputy Director of Takshashila Institution, a think tank based in Bengaluru. We talk about India’s vaccine diplomacy Why Pranay’s an optimist on Indian growth What he learnt running a Hindi podcast

Aug 29, 2021•52 min

Ep 11: Mark Lutter on Charter Cities

Mark Lutter is the Founder and Executive Director of the Charter Cities Institute. CCI's aim is to build an ecosystem for charter cities We talk about - The basic concepts of charter cities - What is the biggest misconception about charter cities? - What personality type does it take to run a non profit?

Aug 23, 2021•45 min

Ep 10: Shruti Rajagopalan on Indian economic reforms

For this Indian Independence day I talked to Shruti Rajagopalan about the Indian economic reforms. How was Nehruvian socialism different from socialism under Indira Gandhi? Why didn't land reform work in India? Does Shruti believe in the Great Man theory of history?

Aug 15, 2021•50 min

Ep 9:Karol Karpinski on bureaucracy, payments and shock therapy

Karol is a financial sector specialist at the World Bank. I speak to him about Why doesn't America have 24/7 payment systems? Was shock therapy in Poland a mistake? Bangladesh’s growth miracle What do the World Bank’s critics get wrong? A highly enjoyable episode!

Aug 09, 2021•46 min

Ep 8: Srivatsan Prakash on podcasting, investments and stimulus

I talk to Srivatsan Prakash - the host of the Market Champions podcast - about his experience podcasting, investing and some thoughts about the stimulus We talk about - The most surprising thing about being on a podcast - Is there a wrong way to invest - Why ‘Austrian investing’ is the wrong way to invest - The Biden stimulus isn’t going to lead to inflation

Aug 01, 2021•47 min

Ep 7: Alfonso Peccatiello on Italy, trading and career advice

Alfonso Peccatiello is the Head of Fixed Income Portfolio Management at ING Deutschland. I talked to him about Why is Italy in trouble economically? How should you size positions while trading? Why do so many European institutions buy negative yielding bonds? Alfonso gives some very good career advice at the end of the interview!

Jul 26, 2021•46 min

Ep 5: Mike Bird on journalism, property prices and central banking

Mike is starting at The Economist as Asia business and finance editor. We talk about - What is the biggest flaw of journalists? - How Hong Kong's land policy hurts its tech companies - Why asset price "inflation" is nonsense - Why Mike's not an MMTer but would like to see it tried anyways BONUS: Mike reveals who he thinks will win the Euros!

Jul 10, 2021•51 min

Ep 4: Eli Dourado on think tanks, the Great Stagnation and regulation

We talk about - Do think tanks actually have an impact? - Should we loosen accredited investor regulations? - Should more companies invest in public policy roles? - What would he do if he could remake American federal regulation? You can read Eli's writing at https://elidourado.com/ You can read my writing at http://brettongoods.substack.com/

Jul 05, 2021•53 min

Ep 3: Byrne Hobart on Socratic dialogue, pseudonyms and institutions

We talk about - How to become a good generalist - Why did America do so much better than Europe on vaccines? - What happened to the media industry? - His writing process - Picking a media diet - Why nobody writes in Socratic dialogue? - The pseudonymous economy - Where should ambitious people go?

Jun 28, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Ep 2: Jeff Snider on the Monetary System

I talked to Jeff Snider on why he thinks QE doesn't matter, the usage of repo in financial markets and the global dollar shortage. It was an entertaining conversation, and Jeff is very knowledgeable on these matters. Subscribe to my podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/5a29fQG0xEbPEdqSxQjMcQ Read Jeff's writing here: https://alhambrapartners.com/author/jsnider/

Jun 22, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Ep 1: Garett Jones on Democracy, The Senate and the Idea Pipeline

In this episode I interview Garett Jones on his book 10% Less Democracy. We talked about term limits, lobbying, the workings of the Senate and how do policies go from ideas to implementation. Buy his book here: https://www.amazon.com/10-Less-Democracy-Should-Elites/dp/1503603571 Subscribe to my newsletter here: http://brettongoods.substack.com/

Jun 02, 2021•55 min
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