Season 2, Episode 7

Paul Stephan on the Knowledge Economy and Global Politics

On this episode of Free Range, host Mike Livermore is joined by Paul Stephan, a comparative and international law expert at UVA Law and author of the new book, “The World Crisis and International Law: The Knowledge Economy and the Battle for the Future,” recently published by Cambridge University Press.

Episode is an appropriate teaching tool for but not limited to the following topics & courses: international economics, international law, environmental economics

Discussion Questions

  • What are the essential components of the knowledge economy and why?
  • Why are incentives for innovation important for the climate change solution?
  • What is the importance of international liberalism?

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