Economically Speaking

This rare rediscovered 1978 PBS broadcast features Nobel laureate George Stigler and a young Mark Green early in his career as a consumer advocate. The program captures a sharp exchange of views on economics regulation and the balance between markets and public interest.

Economists Robert Heller and Nobel laureate Milton Friedman discuss why theoretical consensus in economics doesn’t always lead to agreement on public policy. Their conversation highlights the divide between academic models and real-world political outcomes.