Russ Roberts
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Russell David "Russ" Roberts (born September 19, 1954) is an American-Israeli[3] economist. He is currently a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and president of Shalem College in Jerusalem.[4][5][6] He is known for communicating economic ideas in understandable terms[7] as host of the EconTalk podcast.[8]
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Russ Roberts | |
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Born | (1954-09-19) September 19, 1954 (age 69)[1][2] |
Academic career | |
Institution | Shalem College |
School or tradition | Chicago School Austrian School |
Alma mater | University of North Carolina (B.A.) University of Chicago (Ph.D.) |
Influences | Gary Becker Friedrich Hayek Milton Friedman Adam Smith Ayn Rand |
Website | www |
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Roberts describes himself as a classical liberal, stating, "I believe in limited government combined with personal responsibility. So I am something of a libertarian, but ... that term comes with some baggage and some confusion."[9]