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Unintended Consequences

By: Cato Institute
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  • Unintended Consequences is the quarterly podcast of Regulation magazine, featuring hosts Peter Van Doren and Paul Matzko. It explores how government interventions can have surprising, and often negative, consequences.

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Episodes
  • Should You Have the Right To Repair Your John Deere Tractor?

    Should You Have the Right To Repair Your John Deere Tractor?
    Apr 15 2024
    It’s tractor week at Unintended Consequences with special guest Ike Brannon, who is a Senior Fellow at the Jack Kemp Foundation, about the right to repair movement and the struggle of farmers over whether John Deere can restrict their right to tinker with their own tractors. But first, Peter and Paul talk about government restrictions on manufactured homes as well as efforts by state officials to override local opposition to upzoning. (For those interested in doing a little extra reading about how houses are shrinking, here is a deep dive from the New York Times.) And the episode ends with a surprising paper about how unions actually lower wages.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Starter Homes, Electric Vehicles, and Poverty

    Starter Homes, Electric Vehicles, and Poverty
    Feb 14 2024

    Incentives matter, but they don’t care about your intentions. In this episode Paul and Peter start by talking with special guest and Truist Distinguished Professor of Economics at Winston-Salem State University Craig Richardson. He discusses how the federal government tried to prevent greedy banks from taking advantage of homebuyers but just ended up making it harder for first-time homebuyers, especially those from minority communities, to afford a house. They also discuss a review of Matthew Desmond’s book Poverty, by America, as well as efforts by the Biden administration to boost the transition to electric vehicles.


    Featuring Peter Van Doren, Paul Matzko, and Craig Richardson


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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Whiskey, Electricity, and Antitrust

    Whiskey, Electricity, and Antitrust
    Oct 10 2023
    Peter and Paul discuss three topics – adulterated whiskey, Texan electricity, and Brandeisian antitrust – with one core theme: government action under political pressure is a poor substitute for market discipline. With special guests Macy Scheck and Daniel Smith. 

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    1 hr and 5 mins
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