Hal Varian

9 Podcast Episodes

Hal Varian: In defense of Big Tech

Hal Varian: In defense of Big Tech

Google economist Hal Varian addresses the concern that technological growth may have been stagnant since the 1960s, and ... Read more

26 Feb 2020

32mins

RE-POST: A Conversation with Google’s Chief Economist Hal Varian

RE-POST: A Conversation with Google’s Chief Economist Hal Varian

This podcast episode was originally posted on July 19, 2019.Jack and Paul talk with Google’s Hal Varian about the future... Read more

25 Nov 2019

35mins

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We Googled It (with Hal Varian)

We Googled It (with Hal Varian)

Matthew Feeney and Peter Van Doren interview Hal Varian about his professional experience starting with his economics co... Read more

17 Oct 2019

24mins

A Conversation with Google’s Chief Economist Hal Varian

A Conversation with Google’s Chief Economist Hal Varian

Jack and Paul talk with Google’s Hal Varian about the future of work, technological innovation in China, competition in ... Read more

19 Jul 2019

35mins

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Hal Varian on Taking the Academic Approach to Business

Hal Varian on Taking the Academic Approach to Business

Before he became the Adam Smith of Googlenomics, Hal Varian spent decades as an academic economist, writing influential... Read more

19 Jun 2019

56mins

Hal Varian: Chief Economist Google

Hal Varian: Chief Economist Google

ome of you might know him as the author of your microeconomics textbook, others because of his position as chief economi... Read more

8 Apr 2019

1hr 4mins

In conversation: Hal Varian on the economics of data

In conversation: Hal Varian on the economics of data

In an age of ubiquitous data, the “scarce factor is the ability to understand that data and extract value from it”. Goog... Read more

17 Oct 2018

55mins

Wonk With Mike #16: Data Obesity, with Dr. Hal Varian

Wonk With Mike #16: Data Obesity, with Dr. Hal Varian

Dr. Hal Varian, Google's Chief Economist and architect of their AdWords platform, joins host Mike Moffatt to chat about ... Read more

17 Sep 2018

21mins

Computer Mediated Transactions (Hal Varian)

Computer Mediated Transactions (Hal Varian)

These days nearly every economic transaction involves a computer in some form or other. What does this mean for economic... Read more

29 Oct 2009

57mins

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