"Following Their Leaders" Book Panel

Episode 167 of the Hayek Program Podcast podcast, hosted by Mercatus Center at George Mason University, titled ""Following Their Leaders" Book Panel" was published on October 4, 2023 and runs 63 minutes.

October 4, 2023 ·63m · Hayek Program Podcast

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Summary

On this episode, we’ll hear a book panel discussion on Randall Holcombe’s book, "Following Their Leaders: Political Preferences and Public Policy" featuring Randall Holcombe, Roger Congleton, Bobbi Herzberg, and Michael Munger.

Episode Description

On this episode, we’ll hear a book panel discussion on Randall Holcombe’s book, Following Their Leaders: Political Preferences and Public Policy (Cambridge University Press, 2023). In it, Holcombe examines how expressive voting preferences are determined and how we tend to adopt the preferences of the political elite. The panel is moderated by Christopher J. Coyne, and they are joined on the panel by:

Roger D. Congleton, Truist Professor of Economics at West Virginia University
Bobbi Herzberg, Distinguished Senior Fellow for the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics and a Senior Research Fellow
Michael C. Munger, Professor of Political Science, and Director of the PPE Certificate Program at Duke University

Randall G. Holcombe is the DeVoe Moore Professor of Economics at Florida State University.

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