Brad DeLong on Intellectual and Technical Progress

<p class="MsoNormal">Brad DeLong, professor of economics at UC Berkley, <a href="https://braddelong.substack.com/">OG econ blogger</a>, and Tyler’s Harvard classmate, joins the show to discuss <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Slouching-Towards-Utopia-Economic-Twentieth-ebook/dp/B09PL63L1V"> <em>Slouching Towards Utopia</em></a>, an economic history of the 20^th century that’s been nearly thirty years in the making.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Tyler and Brad discuss what can really be gleaned from the fragmentary economics statistics of the late 19th century, the remarkable changes that occurred from 1870-1920, the astonishing flourishing of German universities in the 19th century, why investment banking allowed America and Germany to pull ahead of Britain economically, what enabled the Royal Society to become a force for progress, what Keynes got wrong, what Hayek got right, whether the middle-income trap persists, his favorite movie and novel, blogging vs. Substack, the <em>Slouching Towards Utopia</em> director’s cut, and much more.</p> <p>Read a <a href= "https://conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/brad-delong/">full transcript</a> enhanced with helpful links, or watch the <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IvChrUmsuc">full video</a>. </p> <p class="p1"><em>Recorded November 11th, 2022</em></p> <p class="p1"><strong>Other ways to connect</strong></p> <ul> <li class="p1">Follow us on <a href= "https://twitter.com/cowenconvos">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cowenconvos/?hl=en">Instagram</a></li> <li class="p1">Follow <a href= "https://twitter.com/tylercowen">Tyler</a> on Twitter</li> <li class="p1">Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/delong">Brad</a> on Twitter</li> <li class="p1">Email us: <a class="c-link" tabindex="-1" href= "mailto:cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer" data-stringify-link= "mailto:cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu" data-sk="tooltip_parent" aria-haspopup="menu" aria-expanded="false" data-remove-tab-index= "true">cowenconvos@merc