18 - Bryan Caplan Makes a Case Against Education

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In this episode, Dr. Bryan Caplan, economist at George Mason University, discusses his book, The Case Against Education, with Guy & James. Caplan explains why he thinks most of the gains from education are from signaling rather than human capital development, and how this distorts the education process.

Along the way, we also discuss Caplan's views on immigration and why he has developed a preference for graphic novels as a means of communicating his ideas.

To learn more about Dr. Bryan Caplan, go here: https://economics.gmu.edu/people/bcaplan; and here: http://www.bcaplan.com/

To check out his book, The Case Against Education, go here: https://www.amazon.com/Case-against-Education-System-Waste/dp/0691174652/ref=as_sl_pc_qf_sp_asin_til?tag=bryacaplwebp-20&linkCode=w00&linkId=2a0c58e873ed68d8abd86c1449dd0968&creativeASIN=0691174652

To follow his blog, "Bet on It," go here: https://www.betonit.ai/

To learn more about Dr. Guy Crain, go here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/humanities-department/crain-guy/

To learn more about Professor James Davenport: go here: https://www.rose.edu/staff/social-sciences-department/davenport-james/

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