August 18, 2026
Michael Munger on Slavery and Racism
EconTalk · Michael Munger · 1 hr 8 min
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Two economists who normally argue about markets sit with an uncomfortable question: what does economics get wrong when it treats a moral catastrophe as an efficiency problem? The conversation is patient, self-questioning, and never reaches for a slogan.
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Where does your favourite framework stop being able to explain the thing in front of you?
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