Check out the latest EconVersation airings on Troy Trojanvision: Current Schedule
EconVersations is the Johnson Center's show which airs on Troy University's Trojan Vision television channel. Econversations features the Center's faculty, students, and visitors. The show explores how markets and voluntary exchange operate, frequently drawing on insights from Austrian economics and public choice economics.
Econversations is hosted by Dr. Daniel Sutter, the Charles G. Koch Professor of Economics at Troy. Trojan Vision is available on cable systems throughout the Wiregrass region.
Episode 137: Dr. John Dove, State Economics Development and Entrepreneurship
Episode 135: Dr. Courtney Baggett, Why Insurance Matters
Episode 134: Dr. Allen Mendenhall, Why Supreme Court Nominees Matter
Episode 133: Rosemary Elebash, Regulations and Small Business in Alabama
Episode 132: Dr. Mark Perry, Economic Nationalism in a Global Economy
Episode 131: Dr. Dan Smith, The Secrets of Venice's Success
Episode 130: Dr. Dan Smith, The Educational and Training Costs of Occupational Licensing
Episode 129: Courtney Joslin, The Costs of Occupational Licensing in Alabama
Episode 128: Dr. Steve Miller, Tax Reform and Inequality in the United States
Episode 127: Dr. David Henderson, Economists and the Draft
Episode 126: Dr. Malavika Nair, How Progress Has Changed Life
Episode 125: Dr. Dan Sutter, Pros and Cons of Eliminating Tax Deductions
Episode 124: Rahimat Emozozo and Dr. Malavika Nair, Mobile Money in Kenya
Episode 123: Courtney Joslin, Free Speech on Campus
Episode 122: Gordon Miller, Spontaneous Order and Video Games
Episode 121: Dr. G. P. Manish, Entrepreneurs and Prosperity
Episode 120: Dr. Thomas Hogan, The Impact of Dodd-Frank on Small Banks
Episode 119: Dr. John Dove, What is Public Use?
Episode 118: Dr. Allen Mendenhall, The American Bar Association and Law School
Episode 117: Dr. Art Carden, Is Public Choice Immoral?
Episode 116: Dr. Steve Miller, What Are Lease Revenue Bonds and Why Do They Matter?
Episode 115: Michael Kastner, How U.S. Assistance Hurts the Haitian Economy
Episode 114: Dr. Dan Smith and Ashley Lynn on Price Gouging
Episode 113: Dr. Steve Miller on the Cost of Energy
Episode 112: Dr. John Dove on Basic Income Guarantees
Episode 111: Dr. G.P. Manish on India's Demonitization Experience
Episode 110: Dr. David Skarbek on Prison Gangs
Episode 109: Dr. Emily Skarbek on the recover after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871
Episode 108: Dr. Thomas Hogan on Federal Insurance of Bank Accounts
Episode 107: Dr. Daniel Smith on Immigration Reform
Episode 106: Noah Trudeau on Occupational Licensing in Funerals, Caskets, and Burials
Episode 105: Dr. David Hebert on the Business of Government
Episode 104: Dr. David Hebert on Protecting American Jobs
Episode 103: Dr. G.P. Manish on Income Inequality
Episode 102: Dr. David Hebert on Thanksgiving
Episode 101: Dr. John Dove on Crowdfunding
Episode 100: Dr. Steve Miller, Dr. Dan Smith, Dr. Dave Hebert and Dr. John Dove on how the research of economists affects our lives
Episode 99: Dr. Daniel Smith on Immigration
Episode 98: Dr. David Hebert on Boston Ice Trade
Episode 97: Dr. Dan Sutter on Monopolies
Episode 96: Courtney Michaluk on Alabama Prisons
Episode 95: Christy Bronson and Dr. Daniel Smith on Payday Lending
Episode 94: Dr. Lenore Ealy on Philanthropy
Episode 93: Dr. John Dove on Predatory Pricing and Standard Oil
Episode 92: Adam MacLeod on Common Law
Episode 91: Walter Williams on Economics, Politics, and Liberty
Episode 90: Laura Dove on Arbitration
Episode 89: Courtney Michaluk on Corporate Inversions
Episode 88: Dr. Daniel Sutter and Dr. Daniel Smith on Medicaid
Episode 87: Dr. Steve Miller on Inequality
Episode 86: Dr. Dean Stansel on State and Local Economic Freedom
Episode 85: Dr. John A. Dove and Dr. Daniel Smith on Alabama Tax and Budget Issues
Episode 84: Dr. Daniel Sutter and Dr. Daniel Smith on Spend Don't Tax Politicians
Episode 83: Dr. G.P. Manish on Central Planning
Episode 82: Troy University economics major Sean Alvarez and Dr. Daniel Smith on Proposals to Reduce or Even Eliminate College Tuition
Episode 81: Dr. Stephen Miller and Dr. Daniel Smith on the Economics of Christmas
Episode 80: Dr. Daniel Smith and Paul Lichlyter on Inequality
Episode 79: Dr. George Crowley on Public Choice and Elections
Episode 78: Dr. G.P. Manish on Entrepreneurship
Episode 77: Dr. Michael Makowsky on the Economics of Law Enforcement
Episode 76: Laura Dove on Tort Reform
Episode 75: Dr. Stephen Miller on Economics Views and Fallacies
Episode 74: Dr. Daniel Smith on the Ex-Im Bank and Cronyism
Episode 73: Dr. John Dove on lessons from municipal defaults
Episode 72: Troy University economics major Olivia Melton and Dr. Daniel J. Smith on Uber in Birmingham
Episode 71: Dr. Steve Miller on Alabama's Budget
Episode 70: Dr. Philip Mixon on oil markets
Episode 69: Dr Daniel Smith on Informal Norms in Sports
Episode 68: Dr. Malavika Nair on Bitcoin
Episode 67: Dr. Daniel Smith interviews Dr. Daniel Sutter on climate change
Episode 66: Dr. George Crowley and Dr. John Dove on economic freedom
Episode 65: Mr. Lawrence Reed on Government Regulation
Episode 63: Dr. Daniel Smith interviews Dr. Daniel Sutter on the market assurance of quality
Episode 62: Dr. Thomas Hogan on stock markets
Episode 61: Dr. William J. Luther on money
Episode 60: Dr. Daniel J. Smith on Alabama's budget gap
Episode 59: Dr. G. P. Manish on entrepreneurship
Episode 58: Dr. John A. Dove on improving regulation in Alabama
Episode 57: Dr. George Crowley on reforming Alabama's economic incentive programs
Episode 56: Dr. Thomas Hogan on American manufacturing
Episode 55: Dr. John A. Dove on reforming Alabama's legal system
Episode 54: Dr. Michael Munger on transaction costs
Episode 52: Dr. G. P. Manish on central planning in India
Episode 51: Dr. Edward Lopez discusses intellectual property in the fashion industry
Episode 50: Dr. John Dove discusses antitrust enforcement by state attorney generals
Episode 49: Dr. Fred Green discusses the economics of college football
Episode 47: Dr. Daniel Smith and Troy University MBA Studetn Robin Aguiar-Hicks discuss school service privatization in Alabama
Episode 46: Dr. Daniel Sutter on taking out the trash
Episode 45: Dr. Scott Beaulier on state pension reform in Alabama
Episode 44: Dr. Daniel Smith on occupational licensing in Alabama
Episode 43: Dr. Diana Thomas on the impact of regulation on low-income Americans
Episode 42: Dr. George Crowley on term limits
Episode 41: Dr. G.P. Manish on regime uncertainty
Episode 40: Dr. Daniel Smith and Dr. Scott Beaulier on personal freedom
Episode 39: Dr. Scott Beaulier interviews Dr. Sutter on environmental regulation
Episode 38: Dr. Daniel Smith on wage stagnation
Episode 37: Dr. Derek Yonai on economic freedom and business education
Episode 36: Dr. Thomas Hogan on financial regulation and the financial crisis
Episode 48: Dr. Scott Beaulier and Dr. Daniel Smith discuss K-12 education reform in Alabama
Episode 35: Dr. Scott Beaulier and Dr. Phillip Mixon on Medicaid expansion in Alabama
Episode 34: Dr. Malavika Nair on Bitcoin
Episode 33: Dr. William Ruger on economic and personal freedom in the United States
Episode 32: Dr. Malavika Nair on Austrian business cycles
Episode 31: M. Stanton Evans on economic journalism
Episode 30: Dr. Daniel Smith and Robert Earl Stewart on the Federal Reserve.
Episode 29: Dr. George Crowley on term limits.
Episode 28: Dr. Daniel Sutter on welfare reform.
Episode 27: Dr. Scott Beaulier on the Medicaid expansion in Alabama.
Episode 26: Dr. John A. Dove and Dr. Daniel J. Smith discuss the minimum wage.
Episode 23: Dr. G. P. Manish discusses central planning in India. Episode 24: Dr. Benjamin Powell discusses sweatshops.
Episode 22: Dr. John A. Dove discusses muncipal bankruptcy.
Episode 21: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Dr. Skip Ames on ethics and entrepreneurship
Episode 20: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Dr. Thomas Hogan on Money, Banking, and the Federal Reserve
Episode 19: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Dr. Daniel Sutter on torandoes and natural disasters
Episode 18: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Brad McGlawn and Hannah Favre on Troy University's Students for Liberty Club
Episode 17: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Dr. Daniel Sutter on the Economics of Tornado Disaster Recovery Efforts
Episode 16: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Dr. James Stacey Taylor on the Organ-Trading Market
Episode 15: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Dr. George Crowley on Earmarking Tax Revenue
Episode 14: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Doug French, President of the Ludwig von Mises Institute
Episode 13: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Andrea Dean-Crowley on Wal-Mart's Effect on Self-Employment and Small Businesses
Episode 12: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Dr. Daniel Smith on Tornado Recovery Efforts on Businesses (Joplin, MO vs. Tuscaloosa, AL)
Episode 11: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Lawrence Reed, President of the Foundation for Economic Education, on the Great Depression
Episode 10: Dr. Daniel Sutter with Dr. Scott Beaulier on Pension Reform
Episode 9: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Dr. Daniel Smith and Darrick Luke on the Alabama Immigration Law
Episode 8: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Dr. Robert Lawson on Economic Freedom
Episode 7: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Manuel H. Johnson Center's Dr. Judson Edwards on Hayek and the new form of servitude
Episode 6: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Manuel H. Johnson Center's Dr. George Crowley on the growth of government spending
Episode 5: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Manuel H. Johnson Center's Dr. Daniel Sutter on the Federal Government's growing entitlement programs, social security and Medicare
Episode 4: Dr. Scott Beaulier with former BB&T CEO John Allison on the recent financial crisis
Episode 3: Dr. Scott Beaulier with Manuel H. Johnson Center's Dr. Daniel Smith on capitalism, democracy and the role of prices in free markets
Episode 2: Dr. Scott Beaulier with M. Stanton Evans on the history of conservatism
Episode 1: Dr. Scott Beaulier on the relationship between economic freedom and prosperity