The Economics of Happiness

Economist Steve Horwitz joins the program to talk about the limits of markets and the state: what problems can markets solve and what are they ill suited for? When are public social safety nets beneficial and when do they atrophy personal relationships? Which can better approximate hugs?

Steve Horwitz is the Distinguished Professor of Free Enterprise at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana; Senior Scholar at the Mercatus Center, Senior Fellow at the Fraser Institute, and Economics Editor at the Cato Institute. He's also the 2020 recipient of the Julian L. Simon Memorial Award.