My guest today is John H. Cochrane, the AQR Capital Management Distinguished Service Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

The topic is Chicago school economics.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

• Warren Buffett’s quote that he “would have made a fortune” if the banks weren’t bailed out
• Crony capitalism
• Why “a good Bear failure may have saved us from a bad Lehman failure”
• The cost of regulation
• Uber, taxi service, and regulation
• Why commodities keep getting cheaper and cheaper, but people with expertise keep getting more and more expensive
• The idea of discretion
• Healthcare

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