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Cato Podcast How Fuel Economy Rules Made Cars Bigger, Pricier, and Less SafeIntended to save fuel and protect consumers, CAFE standards have instead penalized efficient small cars, subsidized trucks and SUVs, and created a de facto electric-vehicle mandate. Cato's Chad Davis, Brent Skorup, and Peter Van Doren trace how decades of regulatory layering have increased vehicle manufacturing costs, reduced affordability for consumers, and locked automakers into an endless cycle of policy reversals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2025-12-2340 min

Sort By: Earliest Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (1968) w/ Josephine AllegrettiWait, this is a Peter Bogdanovich movie? Kinda! Another assignment by Roger Corman, this time Peter Bogdanovich was tasked with putting 10 minutes of beautiful blonde mermaids into a dubbed Russian sci-fi film, and that's how we ended up with director “Derek Thomas” and his film(?) Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women! And even if ol’ Bog himself didn’t really care to put his name on this one, we know it's his and we had to dive right in. Here to help with this episode is our friend, filmmaker and resident Soviet cinema expert: Josephine Allegretti! In...

2025-12-191h 41

Civic Media Spotlight Civic Media Spotlight (Hour 1)Hello and welcome to the first hour of the Civic Media Spotlight! This is where you can listen to all the best segments of all the shows throughout the network. We kick off with the Matenaer on Air show! Civic Media's Sports Director Jimmie Kaska joins the show to talk about the loss by the Brewers in the NLDS. Jane gets Jimmie to calm Greg down (even though Greg is perfectly calm) and they discuss the pure meltdowns of those in the business of Chicago Sports Writing and why the advancement of the Brewers seems to ruffle the feathers...

2025-10-1244 min

Nite Lite with Pete Schwaba and Greg Bach Gut Health and Fantasy Football Frenzy (Hour 2) Dive into an engaging mix of health and fantasy sports with Pete Schwaba! Nutritionist Cheri Stoka dissects the gut-health crisis, emphasizing the importance of whole foods and the pitfalls of the processed American diet. She challenges the calorie-counting culture and highlights lifestyle changes over quick medication fixes. Meanwhile, fantasy football fanatic Peter Van Doren shares draft strategies, league dynamics, and insights into optimizing your fantasy roster. With a sprinkle of humor and audience interaction, the episode wraps up with unique food fantasies and the cultural phenomenon of the 'Curder Burger'. Nite Lite with Pete Schwaba is a...

2025-10-0944 min

Nite Lite with Pete Schwaba Gut Health and Fantasy Football Frenzy (Hour 2) Dive into an engaging mix of health and fantasy sports with Pete Schwaba! Nutritionist Cheri Stoka dissects the gut-health crisis, emphasizing the importance of whole foods and the pitfalls of the processed American diet. She challenges the calorie-counting culture and highlights lifestyle changes over quick medication fixes. Meanwhile, fantasy football fanatic Peter Van Doren shares draft strategies, league dynamics, and insights into optimizing your fantasy roster. With a sprinkle of humor and audience interaction, the episode wraps up with unique food fantasies and the cultural phenomenon of the 'Curder Burger'. Nite Lite with Pete Schwaba is a...

2025-10-0944 min

Cato Podcast Atomic EconomicsPeter Van Doren and David Kemp bring libertarian skepticism to the bipartisan political support for nuclear power. They analyze why regulatory reform alone may not solve nuclear's economic problems and discuss how recent U.S. projects have failed to deliver on promises of cost-effectiveness even after a supposed "renaissance" in the late 2000s. They finish up with a discussion on whether small modular reactors (SMRs) are the nuclear silver bullet.Show Notes:Peter Van Doren and David Kemp, Nuclear Power in the Context of Climate Change, Cato Institute Working Paper, April 27, 2023. https://www.cato...

2025-08-0531 min

Unintended Consequences Is Public Funding Actually Bad for Public Media?The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which subsidizes National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, received half a billion dollars from the federal government each year. While budget battles over the amount of funding are routine, there are more fundamental questions at stake. Join Peter Van Doren and Paul Matzko as they dig into the surprising, partisan history of the origins of public media and the unintended consequences of government subsidies.In conjunction with Regulation Magazine Summer 2025 edition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2025-07-1131 min

F.A.Z. Künstliche Intelligenz 50. KI-Podcast - RWE-Direktorin: „KI wird für den Geschäftserfolg entscheidend sein“ Was bedeutet Künstliche Intelligenz für den Unternehmenserfolg – und wie lässt sich ihr Einsatz mit Werten und Kultur vereinbaren? In der 50. Folge des F.A.Z. KI-Podcasts gibt Katja van Doren, Personalvorständin und Arbeitsdirektorin der RWE AG, Einblicke in den praktischen Umgang mit KI bei RWE. Für sie ist klar: „KI wird für den Geschäftserfolg entscheidend sein“. Doch der Einsatz solle nicht blind Trends folgen, sondern echten Mehrwert schaffen: „Wir machen KI nicht um der KI willen“. Die Realisierung von konkreten Potentialen stehe deshalb bei RWE im Vordergrund: „Wir machen Künstliche Intelligenz nur dort, wo sie ein...

2025-07-0234 min

Unintended Consequences Congestion Pricing and VMT TaxesNew York City’s congestion pricing policy is meant to reduce traffic in Manhattan and to raise money for public transit. But it’s attracted the ire of many, including President Donald Trump. Join Paul Matzko and Peter Van Doren as they discuss what congestion pricing is, why it’s so controversial, and why it’s generally a good idea to more accurately price the use of roads. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2025-03-1327 min

The Great Antidote Peter Van Doren on Universal Basic IncomeSend us a textWhat is Universal Basic Income (UBI) and why is it so popular among economists and freedom lovers relative to other types of poverty policy solutions? What does it even mean to “solve a problem” or to “learn” in the social sciences? Join us today to explore the answers to these two questions and many more. Today, I am excited to welcome on Peter Van Doren to talk about the history of poverty policy and policy debates and the reality about universal basic income. We talk about some pretty conclusive economic studies which hig...

2025-02-2845 min

The Lunch Hour with Federal Newswire Ep. 124 - Peter Van DorenPeter Van Doren is editor of the quarterly journal Regulation and an expert on the regulation of housing, land, energy, the environment, transportation, and labor. He has taught at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, the School of Organization and Management at Yale University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.Watch Full-Length Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/@Lunchhour_FNW

2025-02-2444 min

Unintended Consequences Who Builds the Building Code?Should your home have a sprinkler system installed? Well, the organization likely responsible for your local building code thinks so. But mandating sprinklers in every single family home would be expensive, and this wouldn’t be the first time that regulators failed to sufficiently account for costs and tradeoffs. Join Paul Matzko and Peter Van Doren for a closer look at an organization you’ve never heard of, the International Code Council, which has significant influence on what gets built in America today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2025-02-1326 min

Unintended Consequences Starter Homes, Electric Vehicles, and PovertyIncentives matter, but they don’t care about your intentions. In this episode Paul and Peter start by talking with special guest and Truist Distinguished Professor of Economics at Winston-Salem State University Craig Richardson. He discusses how the federal government tried to prevent greedy banks from taking advantage of homebuyers but just ended up making it harder for first-time homebuyers, especially those from minority communities, to afford a house. They also discuss a review of Matthew Desmond’s book Poverty, by America, as well as efforts by the Biden administration to boost the transition to electric vehicles.Fea...

2024-02-141h 06

Cato Podcast Biden Wants to 'March In' to Fix Drug PricesDoes "march in" authority have hope for bringing drug prices down? Should it? What are the secondary effects of changing who can produce what drugs? Cato's Michael Cannon and Peter Van Doren comment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2023-12-2021 min

Cato Podcast What Does OPEC Do and Should We Care?Contrary to conventional beliefs about how the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries operates, there are many reasons to believe OPEC has fewer degrees of freedom than most people believe. That misperception can serve the needs of politicians searching for a bogeyman. Peter Van Doren and David Kemp explain why in a new paper. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2023-11-2411 min

Freedom: Ideas that Matter Bonus: Extended Conversation with Peter Van DorenAfter wrapping our episode with Peter Van Doren, Trevor and Aaron continued the conversation a bit longer. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freedom.audio

2023-06-1614 min

Freedom: Ideas that Matter 002: How to Think About Public Policy with Peter Van DorenRead a transcript of this episode.On today's show, we bring back our favorite guest from Free Thoughts, our friend Peter Van Doren. Peter came on Free Thoughts over 20 times and we gave him his own music as we've done again. Peter is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and editor of Regulation Magazine. Today, we're going to take a step back and try to learn how Peter thinks about the world and how he came to those views.Listen to fifteen bonus minutes of our conversation with Peter.Are you enjoying...

2023-06-1653 min

Arts Express Arts Express 2-22-23 Featuring Actress Mamie Van Doren** Mamie Van Doren, the 1950's screen star on her latest memoir, China And Me ** Garland Nixon on Sy Hersh's Nordstream 2 pipeline revelations ** The Palestine Laboratory: How Israel Exports The Tech Of Occupation ** Peter Wise: From the Military to Marx

2023-02-2352 min

Free Thoughts Floods, Nuclear Power, and Wages (with Peter Van Doren)The illustrious, ingenious, notorious PVD is back with us once again. Today, he and Trevor sit down to discuss dilemmas of flood damages following Hurricane Ian, the viability of subsidies for nuclear energy, and minimum wage increase’s effects on workers’ wages.Peter references the following:The National Flood Insurance Program: Solving Congress’s Samaritan’s Dilemma by Peter Van DorenHurricane Ian’s Toll Is Severe. Lack of Insurance Will Make It Worse.Subsidies to Nuclear Power in the Inflation Reduction Act by David Kemp and Peter Van DorenHow Impo...

2022-10-0749 min

The Great Antidote Peter Van Doren on Energy IndependenceSend us a textPeter Van Doren is the editor of the quarterly journal Regulation and is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, where he specializes in housing, land, energy, and more. Today, he talks to us about what energy independence is, whether America is energy independent, and if that is a good thing. He also talks to us about energy more generally, including nuclear and green energy. Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

2022-07-0156 min

Free Thoughts Is Nuclear Power Worth It? (with Peter Van Doren)The "Notorious PVD" sits down with Aaron and Trevor to discuss his knowledge of nuclear regulation, gas taxes, roving motorcycle gangs, and the purpose of intellectual inquiry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2022-02-2551 min

Free Thoughts Regulation Games (with Peter Van Doren)Fan favorite Peter Van Doren returns to the show to share with us his wealth of knowledge not only in regulation, but in many other areas of failed government oversight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2021-11-1250 min

Ed & Peter Episode QWhere Ed & Peter discuss trivia, Charles Van Doren, and bergamot.

2021-05-1815 min

Sneakernomics 5. The Birth of CoolSneakernomics is a close encounter with the visionaries, artisans and journeymen who’ve made, and been made, by trainers. We’ll follow in the footsteps of mavericks, hustlers and dreamers, and hear their tales of boom and bust, fame and infamy, hope and heartbreak.Across nine episodes, Sneakernomics tells the extraordinary origin stories of some of the world’s biggest brands, and how sponsorship deals and celebrity culture redefined our relationship with products. It’s also a business story – how leisure has evolved into a multi-billion dollar industry; a sports story – how games became organised and grew into a globa...

2021-05-1457 min

Free Thoughts Does the FDA Save Lives? (with Peter Van Doren)FDA reviewers have strong incentive to restrict access to new drugs and other therapies until there is extensive evidence that the therapies are safe. These incentives work against patients suffering painful or terminal diseases that have no effective therapy. And throughout the COVID-19 pandemic the FDA was continually in the spotlight for its poorly handling many potential COVID-19 remedies.Why do we have an FDA? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2021-05-0754 min

Free Thoughts Who Messed with Texas's Electricity (with Peter Van Doren)Alternating current electricity systems require that demand equals supply in real-time. Any supply-demand imbalance must be remedied in minutes to avoid collapse of the system that would take weeks to repair. And the Texas system was very close to collapse. So why did the Texas blackouts occur when the weather was bitter cold?Could a free market electricity system work? What is the rate of return on regulated utilities? Why are all power companies monopolies? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2021-04-0248 min

Gespräche vonMorgen #039 | Dienstags bei Johannes & Jonathan: Bücher, die unser Leben inspirieren und uns weiterbringen How to Read a Book - Adler & van Doren The 4 Hour Chef - Tim Ferriss The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team - Patrick Lencioni The Hard Things About Hard Things - Ben Horowitz The Inevitable - Kevin Kelly The Effective Executive - Peter Drucker The Book of Wealth - Hubert Howe Bancroft Joseph Fouché - Stefan Zweig Magellan - Stefan Zweig Shantaram - Gregory David Roberts Madame Curie - Ève Curie Ludwig Wittgenstein - Kurt Wuchterl Al...

2021-03-021h 10

Free Thoughts Are Monopolies a Problem? (with Peter Van Doren)Fan favorite, Peter Van Doren, comes back to the show to discuss how the concept of a monopoly has changed throughout history. People certainly don't like the idea of a monopoly, but before we claim a company as a monopoly we need to make sure we know what market they exist in. There is always competition that exists, but sometimes it's hard to nail down.What is a trust? What are the technical concerns of a monopoly? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2021-01-1550 min

Building Tomorrow Do We Still Need Cities (with Peter Van Doren)New York City's population dropped by 5% in just two weeks because of COVID-19, a drop concentrated among white collar professionals and Wall Street workers. But it's not just a New York City story as companies across the country have experimented with telework on a massive scale because of the pandemic.The question is what comes next. Will workplace norms snap back into place with knowledge economy workers continuing to cluster in high cost of living urban areas? Or will the future of the workplace remain remote, with a growing number of white collar professionals working from...

2020-07-0956 min

The Great Antidote Peter Van Doren on The Value of LifeSend us a textPeter Van Doren, editor of Regulation, talks to us about the value of life and other science-y things. Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

2020-06-2950 min

Building Tomorrow What's a Life Worth During a Pandemic? (with Peter Van Doren)Have you wondered whether a particular public health intervention during the COVID-19 pandemic has actually been worth it? Perhaps you then felt a bit ghoulish for asking the question, given that lives are at stake.Well, you're in luck because this episode of Building Tomorrow asks about that price tag. After all, resources are finite and we all routinely trade risk for convenience; there are some interventions that would not be worth the opportunity cost. Answering the question of how much a human life is worth is the first step to figuring out whether the shutdown...

2020-06-2500 min

2020-06-2557 min

Building Tomorrow Did the Military Build Silicon Valley?Stop me if you’ve ever heard some version of the following argument: government mandates and funding gave us the __________ [insert: space shuttle, internet, Silicon Valley], so the government should spend $ __ billions/trillions on stimulating innovation and shaping industrial policy today.But that argument is built upon a simplistic and sometimes flawed understanding of what actually happened in the past. The true story is much more complex. In this episode, Paul talks with historian Christophe Lecuyer about the military’s role in the creation of Silicon Valley. And he then sits down with Cato’s Peter Van Do...

2020-03-1952 min

Words & Numbers Episode 160: Crude ReactionsTen years ago, an explosion on the oil rig Deepwater Horizon killed almost a dozen people and resulted in the worst oil spill in US history. This week, economist and environmental and regulatory expert Peter Van Doren joins us to discuss the incentives in play that contributed to the tragedy. Show Your Support for Words & Numbers at Patreon https://www.patreon.com/wordsandnumbers Quick Hits California’s Universal Basic Income https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB2712 Wal-Mart as a Health Care Provider...

2020-03-0430 min

Free Thoughts Can Science Save Us? (with Peter Van Doren)There are many contentious areas in science because groups are looking for universal truths that validate their preconceived beliefs. Peter Van Doren comes back to the show today to talk about the role of science in the policy world. We look to scientists to conduct research that may better inform our policy decisions, but at the same time we have to make sure the science is trustworthy.How should we use scientific evidence to make decisions? What kind of environmental regulation should there be? How much politics go in to scientific evidence? What is the role of...

2020-01-1750 min

Building Tomorrow We Googled It (with Hal Varian)Matthew Feeney and Peter Van Doren interview Hal Varian about his professional experience starting with his economics column at the New York Times. They also cover other topics like the Google search engine, autonomous vehicles, and working in the age of automation. Varian even suggests that problem with autonomous vehicles is not the vehicle, but the humans that interfere with them.Is there a market for search engines? How do people use search engines? Is Google a monopoly? Which country has the shortest workweek in the developed world? Is our labor market tightening?...

2019-10-1724 min

Building Tomorrow A Libertarian Approach to the Green New DealJoin Paul, Joe Verruni, and Peter Van Doren as they discuss why the Green New Deal is neither particularly “green,” all that “new,” nor all that great of a “deal.” However, there is a libertarian response to the Green New Deal that doesn’t just consist of “bah humbug.” There are market-based solutions that can more effectively and sustainably address carbon emissions and other environmental pollution. To illustrate that point, the hosts discuss fascinating new applications of energy storage tech that attempt to solve the “duck curve” problem limiting the adoption of renewable energy sources like wind and solar.Shoul...

2019-03-0753 min

Free Thoughts Is Trump Deregulating? (With Peter Van Doren)Peter Van Doren argues that consumers correctly consider fuel costs when making vehicle-buying decisions. However, CAFE standards cannot be justified as correcting some sort of consumer failure to appreciate fuel savings. The idea that CAFE reduces carbon emissions is slightly more reasonable, but it is a very indirect, inefficient and regressive method. For these reasons, it is difficult to not side with Trumps’ negative view of CAFE.What is CAFE? How does regulation affect markets? How did Richard Nixon use price controls? Is Trump the great deregulator?Further Reading:Regulation without Results, written by...

2019-01-1849 min

Building Tomorrow Ranked Choice Voting, A Better Way to Vote?Tired of voting for a political candidate you don’t particularly like who represents a major political party you don’t particularly like so that another candidate who you dislike a little bit more won’t win office? If so, then ranked choice voting might be the electoral reform for you.Ranked choice voting is a system in which voters don’t just vote for a single candidate for each listed office on their ballot. Instead, they rank all of the candidates running for that seat, 1-2-3 and so on. Then, if no candidate wins a m...

2019-01-0357 min

Building Tomorrow Popping Techno-Utopian BubblesPeter Van Doren and Will Duffield join us today to discuss a variety of topics including; designer babies, driverless cars, and “non-slaughter meat”. It may seem as though that these topics are not obviously related, but with any new or emerging technology there is a blowback response from potential users or consumers. In these three very different fields, reactions have been mixed. More importantly, it may be impossible to predict the consequences of fully adopting any of these emerging technologies that seemingly make our lives better off. Could we get to a point where everyone will b...

2018-11-1543 min

Free Thoughts Regulation Magazine Fall 2018 (with Peter Van Doren) If you are a regular listener of Free Thoughts, you are surely familiar with Free Thoughts fan favorite Peter Van Doren. Today, Peter Van Doren joins us for special bonus episode of Free Thoughts to discuss the latest issue of Regulation Magazine. If you like what you hear, you can check out Regulation online by heading to cato.org/regulation.What percent of American consumer expenditures actually end up in China? Is trade to blame for the disappearing manufacturing jobs? Why does the federal government own so much land in the West?Further R...

2018-10-1714 min

Culture Scene Punk's Not Dead (2007)NOTE: THIS VERSION OF THE VIDEO APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY DUBBED AND MISLABELED. WE ARE WORKING ON A FIX. ❤️ VIDCOMMONS Punk's Not Dead is a 2007 documentary film directed by Susan Dynner, an American hardcore punk fan. The film claims to infiltrate American clubs, malls, recording studios, etc. where it sets out to claim hardcore punk and pop punk music is "thriving" from an American perspective. Its content features performances largely from 1980s hardcore bands and MTV skate punk and pop punk/rock acts. It also includes various interviews and behind-the-scenes footage with the bands, labe...

2018-10-0500 min

Ear Read This The Taming of the Shrew (1590-91) by William ShakespeareS1E3 The Taming of the Shrew remains a controversial comedy over four hundred years after it first appeared, thanks to its apparent celebration of patriarchal oppression. Today on Ear Read This, Ash discusses the origin of Shrew-Taming narratives, the traditions of farce and cross-gender acting and what life was like for the real women in Shakespeare's time. Citations for Works Quoted: The Taming of the Shrew, The Two Gentleman of Verona, and A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare (Quotes taken from Penguin Shakespeare, 2005-06). Kidnie, Margaret Jane, 'Int...

2018-09-1731 min

Free Thoughts Is Public Transportation Worth It? (with Peter Van Doren)Do enough people benefit from public transportation considering the amount of money poured into those politically-driven endeavors? Peter Van Doren joins us this week to break down this issue. The percentage of people who use public transit on a daily basis is higher, for obvious reasons, in urban areas. However, even in a city like Washington, D.C., only “700,000 people use the public metro rail system in comparison to the 5 million who commute downtown by car.” Van Doren argues that mass transit spending grew the most under the Nixon presidency because it made the most political sense. Unfor...

2018-09-0747 min

Free Thoughts Regulation Magazine, Summer 2018 (with Peter Van Doren)If you are a regular listener of Free Thoughts, you are surely familiar with Free Thoughts fan favorite Peter Van Doren. Today, Peter Van Doren joins us for special bonus episode of Free Thoughts to discuss the latest issue of Regulation Magazine. If you like what you hear, you can check out Regulation online by heading to cato.org/regulation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2018-07-0913 min

Free Thoughts What’s Facebook Done With My Data? (with Will Duffield)Will Duffield joins us to discuss Cambridge Analytica and the future of social media. What is Cambridge Analytica? What is Facebook doing with all this data? Should we expect more regulation of online advertising or nationalized social media platforms?Further Readings/References:Free Thoughts Podcast: Free Speech Online (with Will Duffield) Free Thoughts Podcast: Nothing Is Secure (with Julian Sanchez)Free Thoughts Podcast: The Internet Doesn’t Need to Be Saved (with Peter Van Doren) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2018-05-0451 min

Free Thoughts Peter Van Doren Vs. MS-13Peter Van Doren joins us again to discuss his time on federal jury duty. On February 20th, 2018, Van Doren reported to the Federal District Court and was selected for jury duty. It was an MS-13 murder case involving an ongoing criminal conspiracy. We discuss conspiracy law, the nature of jury duty and the qualms of the criminal justice system. Further Readings/References:More about Peter Van DorenCato book Jury NullificationNancy MacLean and the Lazy Jury Fallacy by Trevor BurrusAn Essay on the Trial by Jury: Juries v...

2018-04-2755 min

Free Thoughts The Implications of Behavioral EconomicsPeter Van Doren joins us once more on the podcast, this time for a discussion on Richard Thaler’s work in behavioral economics.What’s the difference between behavioral economics and more traditional neoclassical economics? Is the goal of behavioral economics really to implement consumer preferences? Are “nudges” paternalistic and insulting, or do they merely—as behavioral economists would say—create default conditions to correct the influence of cognative biases that stop people from doing what they actually want to do anyway?Show Notes and Further ReadingListeners may be interested in our other Free T...

2017-11-0357 min

Free Thoughts How Economists Think About Health CarePeter Van Doren joins us this week to talk about health care economics. We talk about risk aversion, risk neutrality, expected value statements, guaranteed renewable care, the ACA as a health care redistribution program, and health-status insurance. How much should we spend on health care, and how would we know the answer to that question?Show Notes and Further ReadingVan Doren mentions “The Market for Lemons,” (1970) a fascinating concept and paper by George Akerlof.Mark Pauly’s 2003 paper “Incentive-Compatible Guaranteed Renewable Health Insurance” is mentioned several times in the episode.Van Doren also...

2017-03-0359 min

Cato Audio February 2017February 2017 featuring Susan E. Dudley, Peter Van Doren, Benjamin Ginsberg, Kevin Ring, Wade Henderson, Arjun Singh Sethi, Paul R. Pillar Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2017-02-011h 00

Free Thoughts Wages and WorkersPeter Van Doren joins us this week for a discussion on how wages are determined in a market economy.Is there a correlation between a worker’s productivity and the value they provide for society? Why has CEO pay increased so much lately? Should the government have a role in fixing unequal or unfair wages?Show Notes and Further ReadingVan Doren mentions this blog post by Robert Lawrence on the gap between real wages and labor productivity. See also this link for the same discussion (only with Canadian data) on the terms of tr...

2017-01-1350 min

The ARLnow Podcast Ep 10 - ARLnow's Live Election Night Broadcast (Part 1)On election night -- Nov. 8, 2016 -- ARLnow conducted a live video broadcast from an election watch party in Clarendon. We interviewed a number of local officials and politicos on a range of topics. Among the interviewees in Part 1 of the broadcast: Arlington Co. Democratic Committee Chair Kip Malinosky, ARLnow columnist Peter Rousselot, School Board member-elect Tannia Talento and School Board member Nancy Van Doren.

2016-11-121h 10

Free Thoughts What Role Should Science Play in Public Policy?Scientific studies and data get invoked all the time in debates about policy, especially when it comes to matters of environmental policy. But why should those who prefer a cleaner environment (or on the flip side, those who prefer more industry and the benefits it brings) have to justify their preferences with scientific evidence? What makes environmental policy conflicts so intractable? Why is “science” invoked by both sides of the political spectrum in policy conflicts?Peter Van Doren returns to the podcast to talk about the thesis of his 2003 Regulation article “Letting Environmentalists’ Preferences Count.” We also dis...

2016-01-2951 min

Free Thoughts An Introduction to Public ChoiceThis week Peter Van Doren joins us to explain the economics of decision making in politics. What is public choice theory and how does it explain what happens in a majority rules democracy? Is public choice a type of macroeconomic theory? How does ordering a series of votes change their outcome? What’s rent-seeking? What does the phrase “concentrated benefits and diffuse costs” mean? What’s the median voter theorem and how does it affect our politics in America?Show Notes and Further ReadingKenneth Arrow, Social Choice and Individual Values (book)Anthony Downs, ...

2015-01-1258 min

Free Thoughts Regulations Gone WrongAaron and Trevor talk with Peter Van Doren about regulatory failure in markets, specifically phone service, banking, electricity, internet, and health care. Van Doren shows how regulation in these markets works as a hidden tax by cross-subsidizing competing services and distorting real prices.Who loses when regulations have unexpected consequences: the companies or the consumers the regulations are meant to protect? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2014-06-0959 min

Free Thoughts When Markets FailWhat does it mean to say that something is a market failure and that public policy ought to fix it? Can the government actually provide these goods? How often do these situations occur? What does economics have to say about these public goods problems?Van Doren explains several key economic concepts, including the economist’s definition of a public good, Pareto optimality, and Cosean bargaining.Peter Van Doren is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and editor of the quarterly journal Regulation. He is an expert in the regulation of housing, land, energy, the enviro...

2013-12-2359 min

Cato Audio November 2012November 2012 featuring Jerry Taylor, Peter Van Doren, David A. Stockman, Matthew B. Kibbe, Gene Healy, Richard Tren, David Boaz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2012-11-011h 04

Cato Audio April 2011April 2011 featuring Peter Van Doren, Jerry Taylor, Christopher Whalen, Tim Lynch, Justin Logan, Walter Olson, Sen. Rand Paul Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2011-04-011h 05

Cato Audio June 2009June 2009 featuring Mark A. Calabria, Peter Van Doren, Dambisa Moyo, Glenn Greenwald, Ted Galen Carpenter, Patri Friedman, Christopher A. Preble Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2009-06-021h 03