The Economist Next Door

Do we live in a market economy? Why should politicians stay away from monetary policy? And why is the chicken a good mascot for free markets? Host Dominic Pino sits down with Daniel Hannan to discuss these questions and more. Lord Hannan of Kingsclere is an author and columnist, and is a member of the House of Lords in the United Kingdom. Lord Hannan also serves on the UK Board of Trade, one of the British government's highest-profile advisory bodies on trade and economic matters.

Are stadium subsidies worth it? How about steel and aluminum tariffs? And what even is a grocery store? On this episode of Econception, an AIER podcast, host Dominic Pino is joined by John Mozena to discuss why stadium subsidies fail to produce a return for taxpayers and rarely generate expected economic growth for communities. A leading critic of stadium subsidies, John Mozena is the President of The Center for Economic Accountability, an organization that advocates for free-market reforms to local and state economic development across the country.

Are two thirds of Americans living paycheck to paycheck? Is a proposed airline merger really a threat to competition? Why is the U.S. national debt a problem? In the first episode of Econception, a new production of the American Institute for Economic Research, host Dominic Pino looks through these questions and more.