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Pete Boettke — What Is The Curious Task of Economics?

Pete Boettke — What Is The Curious Task of Economics?

Update: 2025-07-16
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In this conversation from 2020, Alex Aragona chats with Pete Boettke as he dives into what the curious task of economics is and relates it back to the work of Friedrich Hayek.


References from Episode 40 with Pete Boettke



  • You can purchase Pete Boettke’s book on F.A. Hayek on Amazon Canada here

  • Check out Pete Boettke’s economics blog here

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