Tyler Cowen is a professor of economics at George Mason University who spent a period of time in Wellington in the early 1990s, culminating in a long study of the Reserve Bank and the inflation targeting regime. He is a big supporter of immigration -- when it's done right -- but warns the New Zealand government needs to continue with its policy of not allowing China to get too much influence in this country. His joins Jim for a wide-ranging discussion, covering everything from celebrity and modern cinema to real estate costs and global inequality.
Tyler Cowen is a professor of economics at George Mason University. Photo: Supplied
