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Media Contributions by Year
Media Mentions by Year
Media Contributions
February 2021
Rodriguez comments on his research and work in Africa
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February 2021
Koppl, R. Explainer on the Robinhood and GameStop events of January 2021.
October 2020
Koppl, R., Lucas, D., Minniti, M., Rodriguez, Z. Entrepreneurship in Time of Crisis
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June 2020
Diaz, F. How Local Business Owners Can Use Yelp to Increase Their Profits
June 2020
George, K. How Refugee Entrepreneurs are Changing the Narrative on Refugees in America
April 2020
Koppl, R. Pandemics and the Problem of Expert Failure. Parts I, II, III. EconLog.
December 2019
Koppl, R. Value expertise, but fear expert power. Heartland Institute podcast
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September 2019
Koppl, R. Expert Failure. The “This is Not a Podcast” Podcast.
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June 2019
Koppl, R. Flawed forensics. Heartland Institute podcast.
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February 2018
September 2017
Minniti, M. Starting a Business Can Improve Older Workers Quality of Life. Harvard Business Review
September 2017
Minniti, M. Starting a Business Can Improve Older Workers Quality of Life. Business Mirror
August 2017
Koppl, R. Evolution Creates, Entrepreneurs Discover. Hayek Center podcast.
Media Mentions
December 2020
“Expert failure: Time to dismantle the ‘public health’ police state, ”Arizona Daily Independent. Koppl cited.
September 2020
“The government and its experts aren’t asking themselves the right questions” The House. Koppl cited.
August 2020
“Months after the CARES Act, communities still await federal homeless aid.” USA Today Lucas cited
August 2020
“Months later, communities still await federal homeless aid.” Cronkite NewsLucas Cited
July 2020
“People Are Right to Be Skeptical of Experts. That’s Why We Need More of Them.” Real Clear Policy. Koppl cited
June 2020
“Economic growth models are profoundly inadequate because they ignore niche emergence.” Science X. Koppl cited.
April 2020
“Justice in America Episode 27: Junk Forensic Science.” The Appeal. Koppl cited.
December 2019
Competitive Enterprise Institute, “Best Books of 2019: Expert Failure by Roger Koppl.”
November 2019
“L’economia, come l’ecologia, non solo è circolare, è autocatalitica.” Villaggio Globale. Koppl cited.
August 2019
“How do we reconcile law and science?” The Washington Post. Koppl comments.
July 2019
“How much should juries rely on expert testimony?” The Washington Post. Koppl comments
October 2019
“Il populismo ereditato dalla crisi degli esperti,” Il Sole 24 Ore. Koppl cited.
May 2018
Lucas Receives a Grant for Social Policy Research from Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy
February 2017
Minniti Comments on the Positive Effects of Immigration on the Economy. CQ Researcher