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The Great AntidoteWhy Markets Run on Trust: Tawni Ferrarini on Honesty, Reputation, and Decentralization in the Information AgeSend us a textMarkets don’t work without trust. Tawni Ferrarini joins Juliette Sellgren to explore how honesty and reputation make exchange possible — from medieval trade networks to blockchain and Amazon reviews — and why decentralized trust systems matter in today’s economy of polarization, misinformation, and weak institutions.Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
2025-10-2447 minThe Great AntidoteEmpowering the Next Generation: Economics Olympiad & Common Sense EconomicsSend us a textThis week, Juliette Sellgren sits down with Martina Bacik, the 21-year-old founder of the Economics Olympiad that has grown to 120,000 students in 35+ countries, and Tawni Hunt Ferrarini, coauthor of Common Sense Economics. Together they explore why teaching economics early matters, how competitions and books ignite curiosity, and what inspiring young people can teach us about building a hopeful, prosperous future.Support the showNever miss another AdamSmithWorks update.Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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The Great AntidoteTawni Hunt Ferrarini on Teaching HayekSend us a textHow do you teach about a man who does not fit neatly into a box? Hayek is one such man, and today, we tackle the difficult task of putting him in a box. We conclude that we cannot put someone like F. A. Hayek into boxes such as “economist” or “philosopher” or “political theorist”, because he did it all. How and when do you teach the ideas of a man who did it all? I’m excited to welcome Tawni Hunt Ferrarini to the podcast today to talk to us about teaching Hayek...
2024-10-2544 min
EJW AudioTawni Ferrarini on Advanced Placement EconomicsTawni Ferrarini discusses her paper with James Gwartney and John Morton studying the content of AP® Economics: “Advanced Placement Economics: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” (link). The paper and podcast offer constructive criticism for revising the content of the AP Economics materials. Parents, students, and educators involved in AP Economics will profit from the critique.
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