Brian Albrecht is the chief economist for the International Center for Law & Economics and is the coauthor of the economics newsletter Economic Forces. In Brian’s first appearance on the show, he discussed the data behind business dynamism, the notion of greedflation, the recent developments in antitrust, the update Econ 101 needs to make in regard to tariffs, and much more.

Check out the transcript for this week’s episode, now with links.

Recorded on January 6th, 2025

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Timestamps:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:00:51) – Brian’s Education and Career

(00:08:03) – Market Structure and Business Dynamism

(00:31:07) – Greedflation

(00:45:25) – Trump and Tariffs

(00:55:51) – Outro

Brian Albrecht on Business Dynamism, Greedflation, and Antitrust

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