Fear the boom and bust: Hayek and Keynes duke it out in rap music

A hilarious video in which two rappers represent F. A. Hayek and John Maynard Keynes! as they argue about the right role for government in dealing with the boom and bust cycle and economic management more generally. Those of you who know me will be aware that I did my Ph.D. on Hayek’s social and political thought and I also did a two part series about Hayek for CBC Radio’s Ideas programme  that included a lot of material about the great rivalry that pitted Hayek against Keynes in the middle of the last century, when they were the two greatest living economists. If you’d like to hear part of those Ideas programs on the Hayek/Keynes bust-up, an audio extract is available on my media page.  Thanks to Brian Ferguson of Guelph U for bringing this video to my attention!

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0nERTFo-Sk]