Free Thoughts Ep. 233; WTF?! Economics (with Peter T. Leeson)
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Channel: Libertarianism.org · 2018 · News & Politics
Peter T. Leeson joins us to talk about his new book WTF?!: An Economic Tour of the Weird. Peter T. Leeson is the Duncan Black Professor of Economics and Law at George Mason University. We discuss some of the world’s strangest customs and behaviors; everything from convicting insects of crimes in a court of law to wife sales. How can this be rational economic behavior? Link: https://www.libertarianism.org/media/free-thoughts/wtf-economics https://www.amazon.com/WTF-Economic-Peter-T-Leeson/dp/1503600912 Subscribe through iTunes: https://bitly.com/18wswtX Subscribe through Google Play Music: http://bit.ly/1VLM4sh Free Thoughts RSS feed: http://bit.ly/1q2vZQP
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