Summary: <p>This bonus episode is an interview with Dr. Steve H Hanke. Dr. Hanke is a professor of applied economics and founder and co-director of the Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise at the Johns Hopkins University.</p><br> <p>We reached out to Dr. Hanke to discuss the Hanke Misery index – an index of four factors that attempt to summarize the level of a country's misery based on economic conditions. You can learn more about the Utah Foundation's report on Utah’s Misery Index and how it compared to other states in our <a href="https://www.utahfoundation.org/2023/02/utah-thrives-podcast-utahns-misery/">previous Utah Thrives episode</a>.</p><br> <p>However, our talk with Dr. Hanke went beyond the index to hear about his fascinating career. The Utah Foundation is providing this segment as a bonus podcast. We hope you enjoy listening to him as much as we did.</p>
