Marginal Revolution's Alex Tabarrok - Unpacking the Decline of U.S. Economic Dynamism

Alex Tabarrok (@MarginalRevolutionUniversity ) is a professor of economics at George Mason University and the co-author of Marginal Revolution, one of the most popular and long-running blogs on the internet. He's also the founder of Marginal Revolution University. Looking for more tech, data and venture capital intel? Head to worldofdaas.com for our podcast, newsletter and events, and follow us on X @worldofdaas. --------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Alex Tabarrok - Marginal Revolution/George Mason University 00:35 US economic decline 08:54 Economic effects of regulation 16:37 Side hustles 22:25 Reshoring 22:20 Operation Warp Speed 33:20 Crime wave analysis 42:24 Swedish lottery winners 50:49 AI winners & losers 1:01:56 A conspiracy theory Alex believes 1:03:38 Alex’s take for common bad advice --------------------------------------------------------- Guest Socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ATabarrok Site: https://alextabarrok.com/ World of DaaS: https://www.worldofdaas.com/ Follow https://twitter.com/worldofdaas Host Auren Hoffman Socials: Twitter: https://twitter.com/auren Substack: https://substack.com/@auren Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com)