EPISODE · Jan 30, 2024 · 1H 18M
Noah Smith
from Undertone · host Dan Schulz
Noah and I talk about Keynes' 15 hour work week, Piketty's r>g, economic development in Africa, Javier Milei, Anime, and more. -- Timestamps (0:00:00) Intro (0:00:30) Noah’s intellectual influences (0:10:20) Javier Milei (0:11:43) Which macroeconomist would Noah give the highest grade? (0:13:47) Defining mainstream macro in 2024 (0:18:22) Innovation in macroeconomics (0:21:48) NGDP targeting (0:24:35) Keynes and the 15 hour work week (0:30:25) Is inequality a problem? (0:34:16) Thomas Piketty and r>g (0:39:37) Africa’s economic development (0:44:47) What has Noah changed his mind about recently? (0:47:59) Noah’s prolific output (0:52:25) Noah’s goals for the blog (0:53:41) Anime (0:55:46) Japanese policy in the US (0:57:56) Inheritance tax (1:04:38) Japanese zoning policy (1:06:12) When is technology dangerous? -- Links - Follow Noah on X - Noah’s Substack - Noah’s podcast “Econ 102” - Noah’s podcast with Brad DeLong - Noah’s post, “How are Milton Friedman's ideas holding up?” - Noah’s post, “All futurism is Afrofuturism” - Noah’s post, “Heterodox vs. mainstream macroeconomics” - Noah’s post, “Techno-optimism for 2024” - Follow Dan on X - Subscribe to Undertone on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, or Substack - Watch or listen to previous episodes of Undertone with Tyler Cowen, Vitalik Buterin, Scott Sumner, Samo Burja, Steve Hsu, and more. - I love hearing from listeners. Email me any time at [email protected] - Share anonymous feedback on the podcast: https://forms.gle/w7LXMCXhdJ5Q2eB9A
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