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Economics Matters with Laurence Kotlikoff — 148 episodes

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The Race Against Time: Can Argentina's Economy Recover Before the Election Kills the Reform?

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34% of Gen Z Is Gambling Online. They Think It's Investing

3

Is AI the End of Mathematics, or Its Most Exciting New Beginning?

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Your Medicare Premium Is Rising Twice as Fast as Your Social Security Check — Here's What to Do About It

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Why Putin Can't Win, China Won't Fold, and Trump Is Running Out of Options

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The Illiquid Jenga Tower: Inside the Private Credit Timebomb Nobody's Talking About

7

Why the Most Important Economic Story of Our Time Isn't the Tariffs — It's the Institutions

8

Social Security Is Broke. Here's What That Actually Means for Your Check

9

The Man Who Beat Goldman Sachs at Stock Picking — From a Trading Desk in Memphis

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The Man Who Invented the HSA Thinks We're Still Doing Healthcare All Wrong

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"We're Running a 20th Century Operating System on a 21st Century Economy — And It's Crashing"

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The Man Who Turned Down $1.3 Million to Stay in School — And Changed Medicine Forever

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The Regime We Were Supposed to Topple Just Got Stronger

14

The $83 Billion Scam Hidden Inside Medicare (And the Economist Who Proved It)

15

Are Netanyahu's Policies Reshaping Israel For the Better Or Worse?

16

Andrew Fesiak's Update on the Ukraine War

17

Economics-Based Financial Planning with Wade Pfau's Retirement Income Institute

18

Kevin Esler Returns to Build You A TIPS Ladder

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Fixing Personal Finance With John Campbell

20

Can the Republican Party Survive the Trump Administration

21

Glenn Loury on the Country and Race Relations

22

The Domestic and Global Impacts of America's Fascist in Chief

23

World Class Economist on the Chances of a Crash in the Near Future

24

Anders Åslund, the Premiere Global Economist, Is Back to Discuss Geopolitics Under Trump

25

Is Brazil Next on Trump's Hit List? Brazilian Economist, Paulo Nogueira Weighs In

26

Top Gov Policy Expert Cliff Winston: "Less Is More" (A Timely Message for Our Dictated Economy)

27

Trevor Chandler: The Path to AGI Is Modeling Brains - Not Expanding LLMs

28

Is this 1929 All Over Again?

29

Daniel Shaviro, NYU Professor of Taxation at NYU Law School, and I Discuss Inequality, Optimal Taxation, Tariffs, and Tax Reform

30

Seth Benzell is Back to Update Us on All things AI

31

Harvard's Brilliant Sociologist, Orlando Patterson, Discusses The Paradox of Freedom

32

Fred Lane is back with Secrets for Avoiding Your Personal 1929

33

Is Steve Laffey America's Last Real Republican? Steve's Back to Survey the Wreckage of the Trump Presidency

34

The Wall Street Journal's Brilliant, Penetrating Columnist, Holman Jenkins, Gives His Take on the Big Issues of Our Times

35

Trump's Tariff Mania -- What's Really Going On? Premier Trade Attorney, Irene Chen, Surveys the Minefield

36

Andrew Fesiak -- Live from Ukraine! Update on the War and Trump's Doublecross of Ukraine and NATO

37

David Levey, former Head of Moody's Sovereign Risk Rating Team, Discusses U.S. Fiscal Insolvency

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Famed Economics Journalist, Peter Coy, Interviews Me About Retirement Mistakes, Economics' vs Wall Street's Fin Planning, Fixing Social Security, and America's Insolvency

39

Ignazio Visco, Former Governor of the Bank of Italy and Premier Economist Discusses Europe's Economic, Demographic, and Technological Challenges

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Famed Economic Historian, Gregory Clark, Reveals the Industrial Revolution's Secret Sauce

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Bill Raduchel -- the Amazing, Unsung Hero of our Digital Age, Past, Present, and Future

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What's Really Going on With Social Security? A Conversation With PBS' Premier Financial Journalist -- Richard Eisenberg

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Peter Fox Penner Is Back with a Vision of Our Energy Future -- Clean Capital Efficiency

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Famed Personal Finance Journalist and Author, Jean Chatzky, Talks Women and Money

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Everything You Need to Know About Trusts With Alan Glassman

46

Jay Abolofia Demo's MaxiFi's New Powerful Tools For Estate Planning

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Larry Leamer on Andy Warhol's Coterie of Female Victims and Whether America's Top-Selling Artist's Work Is Worth their Canvases

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Brilliant, Renowned Investor, Fred Lane, Discusses Hedging and Avoiding Trump Tariff Mayhem in your Portfolio

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Anders Åslund, Everyone's Go-To Economist on Russia, Ukraine, NATO, and the Global Economy, Surveys America's Betrayals, Foreign and Domestic

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Former Airforce Pilots, Mark and Kara Brandt, Talk Flying the U-2 and C-5, Flying for United, and Landing their Finances With MaxiFi

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Apollo's Chief Economist, Torsten Slok, Estimates a 90 Percent Odds of Recession

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David Barboza

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Rudiger Bachmann

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Richard Berner

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Terry Savage and Larry Discuss Roth Conversions

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Moshe Milevsky

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Liz Weston

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Optimal Roth Conversions -- Go Big or Go Home!

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George Kinder Is Back to Discuss His Marvelous New Book, The Three Domains of Freedom

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Phil Moeller, Get What's Yours for Medicare

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Famed Washington Post Columnist and Editorial Board Member, Eduardo Porter, Joins Economics Matters!

62

Daron Acemoglu — Your Jaw Will Drop

63

Israel's Extraordinary Economist and Public Intellectual, Eytan Sheshinski, Provides a Must-Hear/See Update on the Gaza-Plus Conflict and Far More

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Kevin Esler is Back!

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Live from Ukraine! An Update on the War with Andrew Fesiak

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How Much Life Insurance Do I Really Need? Professor Kotlikoff Provides the Easy Answer to this Critical Question.

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Joe Klein and John Ellis Handicap the Election, the Middle East, China, and Ukraine

68

Steve Brown, John Hancock's Legendary CEO, Reveals the Secrets of his Amazing Success

69

Measuring and Managing Climate Risk from the World's Premier Catastrophe Modeler -- Karen Clark

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From the Archives: Exploring Federal Reserve Strategies and Global Inflation with Greg Mankiw

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Learn to Build a TIPS Ladder from Kevin Esler -- the Creator of the Outstanding, Free Tool -- TIPSLADDER.COM

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The Devils Will Get No Rest -- James Conroy Talks About His New Book on the Roosevelt-Churchill Casablanca Conference that Produced the Short- and Long-Term Blueprints for Allied Victory Over Hitler.

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David Walker, former Comptroller General of the United States, Talks Financial Insolvency, Policy Solutions, and Politics

74

Jeffrey Friedman, Dartmouth's Brilliant Political Scientist, Tells Us Why Presidential Machismo Wins Elections

75

MaxiFi's Full Risk Investing Lets You See the Good, Bad, and Ugly from Risky Investing

76

Economic Forecasts and Self-Fulfilling Prophecies with Paul Solman

77

Finding the Holy Grail for Investors -- MaxiFi Planner's Upside Investing

78

Can AI-Driven Economic Models Help Improve Financial Decisions -- Insights from Jonathan Parker, Head of the Finance Department at MIT's Sloan School of Management

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Rescuing Your Retirement with Larry

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Do People Act Like Human Beings? Insights from the Brilliant Career of Behavioral Economist, Ernst Fehr

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Inflation, Interest Rates, Fed Policy, and the Evolution of Economics Science: Insights from Harvard's Fabulous Economist, Benjamin Friedman

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Navigating Investment Strategies in a Volatile World with Fred Lane

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Financial Wisdom for Retirees: Securing Living Standards with TIPS and Diversification

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Inside the Innovation of Mask Zero with Entrepreneur Adam Pener

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Glenn Loury Discusses his Sensational and Shockingly Frank Autobiography -- Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Intellectual

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Retirement Readiness: Mary Beth Franklin on Social Security Benefits & Planning

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Social Security on the Brink: Debating Solutions with Arun Muralidhar and Kathleen Townsend

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Serving Up Success: Economic Strategies for Restaurateurs with Sophie Cranin

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Jerry Bergosh on the Real Gold Rush: Investments Beyond Bitcoin

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Adam Guren on Navigating Today's Mortgage and Housing Challenges

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Dissecting Income Inequality with Senator Phil Grahamm

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Legacy Admissions and Upward Mobility: Insights with John Friedman

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Kerry Pechter on Mastering Retirement Planning During Political Shifts

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Is China an Economic Threat? Unpacking Trade Realities with Uri Dadush

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Harris Goldberg: The Intersection of Art and Economics in Film

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Financial Empowerment with Kerry Hannon: A Guide for Career and Retirement Planning

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Modeling Our Climate Future: Economic Insights with Professor Kotlikoff

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Rethinking Social Security with John Mauldin: A Vision for Reform

99

Trump and the Art of the Deal: David Cay Johnston's In-Depth Analysis

100

Theo Kocken's Insights on Demographic Changes and Economic Stability

101

Navigating Elder Care: Trusts, Estates, and Family Dynamics with Harry Margolis

102

The Economics of Aging: Rick Miller's Approach to Retirement Planning

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Napolitano & Von Kohorn: Unpacking Trusts for Asset Protection

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Diversity versus Meritocracy in Academia: Insights from Glenn Loury

105

Peter Coy's Bearish Economic Outlook and Global Projections

106

Dissecting the 2008 Financial Crisis: Opacity, Defaults, and Herd Behavior

107

The Trump Effect: Analyzing Governance with David Cay Johnston

108

Shaping Behaviors through Economics: Akerlof's Societal Perspectives

109

Navigating Retirement Risks with Ron Surz: A Deep Dive into Target Date Funds

110

Economy and Ethics in Israel's Political Arena: Sheshinski's Expert Analysis

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Unpacking 2023's Economic Oddities and 2024 Predictions with Jonathan Treussard

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The Fine Line of Expression in Economics and Verse

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Crafting Your Financial Future with Rob Berger's Expert Tips

114

Economics and Efficiency: Clifford Winston Wants to Save America's Infrastructure

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Andrew Fesiak on Warfare Economics: Predicting the War's End in Ukraine

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Modernizing Insurance with Howard Tullman

117

Navigating the Future of US-China Relations with Hani Findaky

118

Learning Fiscal Policies From Former Finance Minister of Chile Felipe Larraine

119

Navigating Social Security Nightmares with Professor Kotlikoff on Grow Money Business

120

A Conversation With One of Our Most Influential Economists Ever

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Retirement Planning With David Blanchett

122

Turning the Tables -- What's on Larry's Mind?

123

When Women Control the Wealth With Retirement Security Savant, David Macchia

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Discussing Economic Policy with Obama's Chief Economist Jason Furman

125

What We In The U.S. Can Learn From Latin American Economies With Sebastian Edwards

126

A Tip on TIPS with the Brilliant Allan Roth

127

Examining Our Past Will Dictate Your Future With John Wasik

128

Altruistic Investing And Difference-Making Philanthropy With Andrew Weiss

129

How To Invest Like The Rich With Jonathan Treussard

130

Why Do Americans Pay So Much for Health Care and Get so Little?

131

Pulling Argentina Out of Economic Malaise With Sebastian Piñera and Domingo Cavallo

132

Geopolitics, Global Demographics and Economics with Camilla Cavendish

133

Economics Through Poetry With Robert Pinsky

134

Economic Snapshots Of History Through Icons With Laurence Leamer

135

The IRMAA Tax Is Coming For You with Mark Annese and Dan McGrath

136

Finding Salvation For Our Economy With Ed Leamer

137

The Power of Values Driven Money Management with George Kinder

138

Protect Yourself From Social Security's Clawback With Terry Savage

139

A Global Economic Outlook with the IMF's Director of Fiscal Affairs, Vitor Gaspar

140

Finding Fiscal Salvation with Eugene Steuerle

141

How to Fix Our Broken Healthcare System with MIT's Amy Finkelstein, PhD

142

Top Banking Expert, Cornelius Hurley Says Our Next Banking Crisis Is Here

143

Educate Thy Children With Rabbi Bogot

144

Wade Pfau - A Financially Successful Retirement Is Possible

145

Apollo's Brilliant Chief Economist, Torsten Slok, Holds Forth

146

Scott Burns -- The Power of Couch Potato Investing

147

Martin Wolf: The FT's Chief Economics Commentator's Global Outlook

148

Talking Retirement with Mr. Retirement -- Robert Powell