Ideas worth spreading

How ideas trump crises

948,334 views | Alex Tabarrok • TED2009

The "dismal science" truly shines in this optimistic talk, as economist Alex Tabarrok argues free trade and globalization are shaping our once-divided world into a community of idea-sharing more healthy, happy and prosperous than anyone's predictions.

The "dismal science" truly shines in this optimistic talk, as economist Alex Tabarrok argues free trade and globalization are shaping our once-divided world into a community of idea-sharing more healthy, happy and prosperous than anyone's predictions.

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Learn about how economics and big ideas play together by taking an online course with Marginal Revolution University.

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Alex Tabarrok

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With the hit economic blog MarginalRevolution.com, co-author Alex Tabarrok generates more hits than a summer hailstorm, and sheds light into the darkest corners of the dismal science.

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This talk was presented at an official TED conference. TED's editors chose to feature it for you.

Learn about how economics and big ideas play together by taking an online course with Marginal Revolution University.