Roberts on the Least Pleasant Jobs
EconTalk
with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in her new book, The Soulful Science: What Economists Really Do and Why it Matters. The discussions starts with the issue of growth--measurement and what economists have learned and have yet to learn about why some nations grow faster than others. Topics include happiness research, inequality, the role of math in economics, and policy areas where economics has made the greatest contribution.