Adam is joined by a Matt Geiger, a PhD economics student who is studying all the various ways the government increases the amount of suicide we see in the world. This conversation has a surprising amount of laughs for such a downer of a topic!
00:00 — Introducing Matt Geiger! Bring back Geigenomics! Also, a strange shoutout to Alan Moore.
03:40 — The making (and travels) of a young economics student - from southern CA to Mises University in Alabama to getting a Master's degree in Spain.
10:53 — Introducing Matt's thesis: The Economics of Suicide — soon to be published by Germinal G. Van! What would cause someone to want to study this subject?
14:30 — Meaning -- the antidote to suicidality.
17:35 — Where can we find meaning? What does the state do to make it more difficult for people to find meaning? Fiat money, war, government schools, lockdowns, mandates, cronyism, etc.
53:35 — Matt talks about the brand new Carl Menger Institute for Market Economics (link below) and the incredible professor responsible for it and Matt's Austrian Econ journey, Prof. Daron Djerdjian.
62:37 — What new things are coming for the PhD version of the Economics of Suicide? Also, what's Matt's opinion about the youth? Optimistic? Pessimistic? Matt drops an unexpected white pill.
74:00 — Outro. Links and calls to action and goodbyes!
Adam's previous appearance on Matt's show:
Natural Order Podcast episode obliquely referenced.
The Carl Menger Institute for Market Economics
Matt's Master's Thesis: The Economics of Suicide
Adam's other show: Natural Order Podcast
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