{"id":9339,"date":"2020-07-16T00:54:10","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T19:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/?p=9339"},"modified":"2020-07-16T13:46:17","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T08:16:17","slug":"episode-5-the-economics-of-the-chilling-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/episodes\/2020\/7\/16\/episode-5-the-economics-of-the-chilling-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 5: The Economics of the Chilling Effect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"iframe-class\" src=\"https:\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/15223676\/height\/90\/width\/640\/theme\/custom\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/cc5c00\/\" width=\"100%\" height=\"90\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"yes\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; 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The incentives are aligned towards shutting up. Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul get together in episode 5 of Econ Central to talk about the economics of the chilling effect. Also discussed: the significance of Amitabh Bachchan getting Covid, and the dangers of dead capital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><b>Also check out<\/b>:<\/div>\n<div>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Ian-Rankin\/e\/B000AQ6XQE?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1594837958&amp;sr=8-1?tag=maswe-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Ian-Rankin\/e\/B000AQ6XQE?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_1%26qid%3D1594837958%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1594926696318000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFWZJIflSowqnq57jPlnFYHfUMFgA\">Ian Rankin<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Michael-Connelly\/e\/B000APETH0?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1594838021&amp;sr=8-1?tag=maswe-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Michael-Connelly\/e\/B000APETH0?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_1%26qid%3D1594838021%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1594926696318000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGKeuoq2GeGDmbALbAJkqpS6pjiOw\">Michael Connelly<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/E-L-Doctorow\/e\/B000APUUH8?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1594838059&amp;sr=8-1?tag=maswe-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/E-L-Doctorow\/e\/B000APUUH8?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_1%26qid%3D1594838059%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1594926696318000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE48LWcUCkA2u0vpvE1xK3JEONFNg\">EL Doctorow<\/a>\u00a0on Amazon.<br \/>\n2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.article-14.com\/post\/poet-and-former-lecturer-varavara-rao-dying-in-jail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.article-14.com\/post\/poet-and-former-lecturer-varavara-rao-dying-in-jail&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1594926696318000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFiJxgnnvqzg7EOOqIQp9oVrItuIg\">Poet And Former Lecturer Varavara Rao Dying In Jail<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; 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Episode 26 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti Rajagopalan).<br \/>\n17.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/9\/29\/episode-140-indias-agriculture-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/9\/29\/episode-140-indias-agriculture-crisis\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1594926696318000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGltKoZQT6is9qSYWVyrt8JN_9G0Q\">India&#8217;s Agriculture Crisis<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 140 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Barun Mitra).<br \/>\n18.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/3\/27\/episode-11-fsi-floor-space-index\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2017\/3\/27\/episode-11-fsi-floor-space-index\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1594926696318000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFtcaJb4IdlRY44G4ghxfLB5b7Pfg\">FSI in India<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 11 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Alex Tabarrok).<br \/>\n19.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/9\/16\/episode-138-twelve-dream-reforms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/seenunseen.in\/episodes\/2019\/9\/16\/episode-138-twelve-dream-reforms\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1594926696318000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFdQ0GxP4_My8y04xoyMMTIvmRBEA\">Twelve Dream Reforms<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Episode 138 of The Seen and the Unseen (w Shruti Rajagopalan, Rajeswari Sengupta &amp; Vivek Kaul).<br \/>\n20.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Basic-Economics-Thomas-Sowell-ebook\/dp\/B06XCH5NGZ\/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=thomas+sowell&amp;qid=1594839597&amp;sr=8-2?tag=maswe-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Basic-Economics-Thomas-Sowell-ebook\/dp\/B06XCH5NGZ\/ref%3Dsr_1_2?keywords%3Dthomas%2Bsowell%26qid%3D1594839597%26sr%3D8-2&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1594926696318000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHVxeC5A1YRvwOBR27YAD0B4Y65Nw\">Basic Economics<\/a>\u00a0<\/i>&#8212; Thomas Sowell.<br \/>\n21.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bastiat.org\/en\/twisatwins.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/bastiat.org\/en\/twisatwins.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1594926696318000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHS6yEEKNG-Z3Xd8dL6s8WXS_87wA\">That Which is Seen, and That Which is Not Seen<\/a>\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Bastiat.<br \/>\n22.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Thomas-Sowell\/e\/B00J5BK55K?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1594839597&amp;sr=8-1?tag=maswe-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Thomas-Sowell\/e\/B00J5BK55K?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_1%26qid%3D1594839597%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1594926696318000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGEhTWFuISgOq-AuOsDHJn2XICJMw\">Thomas Sowell<\/a>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Fr%25C3%25A9d%25C3%25A9ric-Bastiat\/e\/B004N93IAS?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1594839778&amp;sr=8-1?tag=maswe-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Fr%2525C3%2525A9d%2525C3%2525A9ric-Bastiat\/e\/B004N93IAS?ref%3Dsr_ntt_srch_lnk_1%26qid%3D1594839778%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1594926696318000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH6vAOY3qF-CsbMnJ2HjhxSY9Q1lQ\">Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Bastiat<\/a>\u00a0on Amazon.<br \/>\n23.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Economics-One-Lesson-Shortest-Understand-ebook\/dp\/B003XT60KO\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=henry+hazlitt&amp;qid=1594839829&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sr=1-1?tag=maswe-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Economics-One-Lesson-Shortest-Understand-ebook\/dp\/B003XT60KO\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?dchild%3D1%26keywords%3Dhenry%2Bhazlitt%26qid%3D1594839829%26s%3Ddigital-text%26sr%3D1-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1594926696318000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHxd5HlVJwfMXWQqgKPYaFY1oAn-A\">Economics in One Lesson<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Henry Hazlitt.<br \/>\n24.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thinkpragati.com\/editorial\/1971\/beware-useful-idiots\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.thinkpragati.com\/editorial\/1971\/beware-useful-idiots\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1594926696318000&amp;usg=AFQjCNECaOuyCE6g2ba0L8AIGAl1kAo_aw\">Beware of the Useful Idiots<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Amit Varma.<br \/>\n25.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/How-Speak-Money-John-Lanchester-ebook\/dp\/B00L0LYTVO\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=how+to+speak+money&amp;qid=1594839939&amp;sr=8-1?tag=maswe-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/How-Speak-Money-John-Lanchester-ebook\/dp\/B00L0LYTVO\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Dhow%2Bto%2Bspeak%2Bmoney%26qid%3D1594839939%26sr%3D8-1&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1594926696318000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGoet7wwDWhSIb_De59PxyRLcOpVA\"><i>How to Speak Money<\/i><\/a>\u00a0&#8212; John Lanchester.<br \/>\n26.\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Whoops-Why-Everyone-Owes-One-ebook\/dp\/B003AYZBSY\/ref=pd_sim_351_1\/259-3024437-0406414?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=B003AYZBSY&amp;pd_rd_r=9429ef0b-071c-4583-856e-db323f110746&amp;pd_rd_w=KHkgl&amp;pd_rd_wg=VvTE2&amp;pf_rd_p=ab1ea959-cf01-41ea-8491-e7f4cc3d0a0f&amp;pf_rd_r=3EC99Y56JDPREDBGWHVQ&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=3EC99Y56JDPREDBGWHVQ?tag=maswe-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Whoops-Why-Everyone-Owes-One-ebook\/dp\/B003AYZBSY\/ref%3Dpd_sim_351_1\/259-3024437-0406414?_encoding%3DUTF8%26pd_rd_i%3DB003AYZBSY%26pd_rd_r%3D9429ef0b-071c-4583-856e-db323f110746%26pd_rd_w%3DKHkgl%26pd_rd_wg%3DVvTE2%26pf_rd_p%3Dab1ea959-cf01-41ea-8491-e7f4cc3d0a0f%26pf_rd_r%3D3EC99Y56JDPREDBGWHVQ%26psc%3D1%26refRID%3D3EC99Y56JDPREDBGWHVQ&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1594926696318000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFA4_8yqRZ8DjsN2Jpc5DKEVwbPVw\">Whoops!<\/a><\/i>\u00a0&#8212; John Lanchester.<br \/>\n27.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/indias-problem-is-poverty-not-inequality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/indias-problem-is-poverty-not-inequality\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1594926696318000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHwJ-dII5y0NBRoyW7JlOcHDC54ow\">India\u2019s Problem is Poverty, Not Inequality<\/a>\u00a0&#8212; Amit Varma.<br \/>\n28.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mru.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/mru.org\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1594926696318000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHpL7wvY-IIuYw_Sj-WxwdrbrfXRg\">Marginal Revolution University<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can show your appreciation by buying us coffee or a book\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/econcentral.in\/gift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/econcentral.in\/gift\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1594926696318000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE0OFdaBk4Y0fqALyTTUNG_u81n1Q\">here<\/a>. Do pick up Vivek\u2019s books,\u00a0<i><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Indias-Big-Government-Intrusive-Hurting-ebook\/dp\/B06Y2YGGCX\/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=vivek+kaul&amp;qid=1594266379&amp;sr=8-5?tag=maswe-21?tag=maswe-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Indias-Big-Government-Intrusive-Hurting-ebook\/dp\/B06Y2YGGCX\/ref%3Dsr_1_5?keywords%3Dvivek%2Bkaul%26qid%3D1594266379%26sr%3D8-5?tag%3Dmaswe-21&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1594926696318000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHcCe7-C7B5Duk_cud9KIhSrB7KlQ\">India\u2019s Big Government<\/a><\/b><\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0<i><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Bad-Money-Inside-Threatens-Banking-ebook\/dp\/B086VWYT4C\/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=vivek+kaul&amp;qid=1594266379&amp;sr=8-1?tag=maswe-21?tag=maswe-21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.in\/Bad-Money-Inside-Threatens-Banking-ebook\/dp\/B086VWYT4C\/ref%3Dsr_1_1?keywords%3Dvivek%2Bkaul%26qid%3D1594266379%26sr%3D8-1?tag%3Dmaswe-21&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1594926696318000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF_OCLyIV8GQRWWwJWHwTn7jvAuEg\">Bad Money<\/a><\/b><\/i>. And check out Amit&#8217;s online course,\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/clear-writing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/clear-writing\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1594926696318000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFOKnSK3RVwWTb62I7Gxqzk9PZyDA\">The Art of Clear Writing<\/a><\/b>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff\ufeff Dissenters are arrested, comedians are forced to apologise, online mobs are on the rampage. The incentives are aligned towards shutting up. Amit Varma and Vivek Kaul get together in episode 5 of Econ Central to talk about the economics of the chilling effect. 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