Russ Roberts

Russ Roberts is an American economist, author, and podcast host known for founding the award-winning EconTalk podcast in 2006 and serving as president of Shalem College in Jerusalem and a research fellow at the Hoover Institution. He earned his PhD in economics from the University of Chicago and his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and has taught at universities including George Mason, Washington University in St. Louis, Stanford, and UCLA. His books include novels like The Choice: A Fable of Free Trade and Protectionism and non-fiction works such as Wild Problems: A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us.