The Economist's Ryan Avent on The Wealth of Humans

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Michael Baranowski

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🗓️ 7 June 2017

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Mike talks with Economist senior editor and columnist Ryan Avent, author of The Gated City and, most recently, The Wealth of Humans: Work and its Absence in the Twenty-First Century. In addition to The Economist, Mr. Avent's work has appeared in outlets such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, the New Republic, the Atlantic, and the Washington Examiner. Prior to coming to The Economist, he worked as an economic consultant and an industry analyst for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. He has an economics degree from North Carolina State University, and an Masters of Science in economic history from the London School of Economics. Mike and Ryan talk about where the jobs are going, who's at risk, the effects on economic inequality, the social and psychological effects of a largely jobless future, and lots more. Ryan Avent Recommends - EconTalk - FT Alpha - The Weeds - Marginal Revolution UniversitySupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-politics-guys/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:32.4	Music Welcome to the politics, guys. I'm Michael Baranowski, a political scientist at Northern Kentucky University.
0:54.7	My guest today is Ryan Avent.
0:56.8	Mr. Avent is a senior editor and columnist at The Economist and author of The Gated
1:01.8	City and most recently The Wealth of Humans, Work and Its Absence in the 21st Century.
1:07.7	In addition to The Economist, his work has appeared all over the place, including,
1:11.6	but hardly limited to the New York Times, the Washington Post, the New Republic, the Atlantic,
1:17.3	and the Washington Examiner. Prior to coming to the economist, he worked as an economic
1:22.2	consultant and an industry analyst for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. He has an economics
1:27.2	degree from North Carolina
1:28.3	State University and a Masters of Science and Economic History from the London School of Economics.
1:34.1	Ryan Avent, welcome to the show. Thank you very much for having me.
1:38.2	You know, I'd like to start with the title of your latest book, which I guess is a nod to Adam
1:42.8	Smith's The Wealth of Nations. Of course,
1:45.1	a book written in the early stages of the industrial revolution in an attempt to get at what
1:50.5	makes nations prosperous. And so I'm wondering, do you agree with Smith that other things being
1:56.4	equal, nothing beats free markets and the invisible hand for creating prosperity?
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