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Jeffrey Sachs on Charter Cities and How to Reform Graduate Economics Education (Live at Mason)

Tyler Cowen and Jeffrey Sachs discuss the resource curse, why Russia failed and Poland succeeded, charter cities, Sach's China optimism, JFK, Paul Rosenstein-Rodan, whether Africa will be able to overcome the middle income trap, Paul Krugman, Sach's favorite novel, premature deindustrialization, and how to reform graduate economics education. Read a <a href="https://conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/jeffrey-sachs/">full transcript</a> enhanced with helpful links, or watch the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8pEgvzJ7p4&amp;list=PLS8aEHTqDvpInY9kslUOOK8Qj_-B91o_W&amp;index=74"> full video</a>.  Other ways to connect Follow us on <a href="https://twitter.com/cowenconvos">Twitter</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cowenconvos/?hl=en">Instagram</a> Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/tylercowen">Tyler</a> on Twitter  Follow <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffDSachs">Jeff</a> on Twitter Email us: <a aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="menu" class="c-link" data-remove-tab-index="true" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-stringify-link="mailto:cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu" href="mailto:cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu" rel="noopener noreferrer" tabindex="-1" target="_blank">cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu</a> <a href="https://www.mercatus.org/podcasts">Subscribe at our newsletter page</a> to have the latest Conversations with Tyler news sent straight to your inbox.

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