EconTalk

Michael Munger on Middlemen

Oct 27, 2008 · 1 hr 12 min · Episode 126 · 34.8 MB
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Mike Munger of Duke University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the often-vilified middleman--someone who buys cheap, sells dear and does nothing to improve the product. Munger explains the economic function of arbitrage using a classic article about how prices emerged in a POW camp during World War II. Munger then applies the analysis to the financial crisis.