Favorite EconTalk Episodes of 2017 Question Title * 1. Your Five Favorite Episodes of 2017 (no more than five, sorry!) (Required.) Matt Stoller on Modern Monopolies Brink Lindsey and Steven Teles on the Captured Economy John Cogan on Entitlements and the High Cost of Good Intentions Rachel Laudan on Food Waste Simeon Djankov and Matt Warner on the Doing Business Report and Development Aid Tim Harford on Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy Anthony Gill on Tipping Dennis Rasmussen on Hume and Smith and The Infidel and the Professor Michael Munger on Permissionless Innovation Jennifer Burns on Ayn Rand and the Goddess of the Market Megan McArdle on Internet Shaming and Online Mobs Tim O'Reilly on What's the Future Robert Wright on Meditation, Mindfulness, and Why Buddhism is True Philip Auerswald on the Rise of Populism Gabriel Zucman on Inequality, Growth, and Distributional National Accounts Gillian Hadfield on Law and Rules For a Flat World Rob Reich on Foundations and Philanthropy Benedict Evans on the Future of Cars John McWhorter on the Evolution of Language and Words on the Move Nassim Nicholas Taleb on Work, Slavery, the Minority Rule, and Skin in the Game Tyler Cowen on Stubborn Attachments, Prosperity, and the Good Society Alex Guarnaschelli on Food Sally Satel on Organ Donation Tamar Haspel on Food Costs, Animal Welfare, and the Honey Bee Martha Nussbaum on Alexander Hamilton Chris Blattman on Chickens, Cash, and Development Economics Robin Feldman on Drug Patents, Generics, and Drug Wars Thomas Ricks on Churchill and Orwell Don Boudreaux, Michael Munger, and Russ Roberts on Emergent Order Christy Ford Chapin on the Evolution of the American Health Care System David Boaz, P.J. O'Rourke, and George Will on the State of Liberty Lant Pritchett on Poverty, Growth, and Experiments Cass Sunstein on #Republic Tyler Cowen on The Complacent Class Jennifer Pahlka on Code for America Elizabeth Pape on Manufacturing and Selling Women's Clothing and Elizabeth Suzann Rana Foroohar on the Financial Sector and Makers and Takers Erica Sandberg on Homelessness and Downtown Streets Team Vanessa Williamson on Taxes and Read My Lips Jason Barr on Building the Skyline and the Economics of Skyscrapers Andrew Gelman on Social Science, Small Samples, and the Garden of the Forking Paths Robert Whaples on the Economics of Pope Francis Crafts, Garicano, and Zingales on the Economic Future of Europe Paul Bloom on Empathy Tom Wainwright on Narconomics Jim Epstein on Bitcoin, the Blockchain, and Freedom in Latin America Gary Taubes on the Case Against Sugar George Borjas on Immigration and We Wanted Workers Sam Quinones on Heroin, the Opioid Epidemic, and Dreamland Michael Munger on the Basic Income Guarantee Robert Hall on Recession, Stagnation, and Monetary Policy Mark Warshawsky on Compensation, Health Care Costs, and Inequality Question Title * 2. Age Less than 18 years old 18-24 years old 25-34 years old 35-44 years old 45-54 years old 55-64 years old 65-74 years old More than 75 years old Question Title * 3. What is the highest level of education you have completed? Some high school Graduated from high school Some college Graduated from college Some graduate school Completed graduate school Question Title * 4. How often do you listen to EconTalk? Every week Almost every week Occasionally Rarely Question Title * 5. How often do you listen to an EconTalk episode more than once? Always Almost always Occasionally Rarely Never Question Title * 6. How often do you go to the website EconTalk.org? Every episode Almost every episode Occasionally Rarely Never Question Title * 7. How often do you use or read the Highlights for an episode? Every episode Almost every episode Occasionally Rarely Never Question Title * 8. How often do you read or respond to the Extras feature(s) following-up on an episode? Every episode Almost every episode Occasionally Rarely Never Question Title * 9. Most of the time I listen to EconTalk while Commuting Exercising Walking the dog Doing household chores At work In bed before going to sleep Doing nothing other than listening to EconTalk There is no "most of the time"--many of the above Other (please specify) Question Title * 10. In what country do you live? 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