Russ Roberts

Russell David "Russ" Roberts born September 19, 1954 is an economist, a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution as well as president designate of Shalem College in Jerusalem. He is known for communicating economic ideas in understandable terms as host of the EconTalk podcast.

Roberts categorizes himself as a proponent of classical economic liberalism. He has said, "I believe in limited government combined with personal responsibility. So I am something of a libertarian, but ... that term comes with some baggage as well as some confusion."

Education

Roberts was awarded a B.A. in economics in 1975 from the University of North Carolina as well as Ph.D. in economics from the University of Chicago in 1981 for his thesis on the profile of government transfer programs under the administration of Gary Becker.