EconTalk

Sam Peltzman on Regulation

EconTalk

Sam Peltzman of the University of Chicago talks about his views on safety, regulation, unintended consequences and the political economy of bad regulation. The focus is on his pioneering studies of automobile safety and FDA pharmaceutical regulation and the perverse incentives that even good intentions can produce.

Next Episodes

EconTalk

Richard Thaler on Libertarian Paternalism @ EconTalk

📆 2006-11-06 07:15 / 01:02:41


EconTalk

Clint Bolick Defends Judicial Activism @ EconTalk

📆 2006-10-31 07:45 / 00:55:40


EconTalk

The Economics of Moneyball @ EconTalk

📆 2006-10-23 07:45 / 01:01:15


EconTalk

Walter Williams on Life, Liberty and Economics @ EconTalk

📆 2006-10-16 08:15 / 01:03:09


EconTalk

The Economics of Religion @ EconTalk

📆 2006-10-09 07:30 / 01:08:14