Exploring Economic Sociology — Peter Boettke & Jayme Lemke

On this episode of the Hayek Program Podcast, we continue a series of lectures on topics in economic sociology, recorded in the fall academic semester of 2020 and hosted by Peter Boettke. He is joined in this episode by Jayme Lemke as they discuss the importance of being a "big-picture" economist rather than a strictly technical one. We'll hear how disconnecting the scientific method from the human element in economics can be counterproductive and why "cleverness" in the social sciences often obscures the value of taking a more humble, inquisitive approach to study. Jayme Lemke also shares some of her insights from her research on women's rights and also highlights the unique ways in which her days as a musician aided her in becoming a better academic. CC Music: Twisterium

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The Hayek Program Podcast includes audio from lectures, interviews, and discussions of scholars and visitors from the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Study in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. The F. A. Hayek Program is devoted to the promotion of teaching and research on the institutional arrangements that are suitable for the support of free and prosperous societies. Implicit in this statement is the presumption that those arrangements are to some extent open to conscious selection, as well as the appreciation that the type of arrangements that are selected within a society can influence significantly the economic, political, and moral character of that society.