#61 - The Political Economy of Gifting - w/ Tony Gill

<p>In this episode, <a href="https://www.polisci.washington.edu/people/anthony-gill">Prof. Tony Gill</a> of the University of Washington speaks to <a href="https://sites.uw.edu/uwpoliticaleconomy/nicolas-wittstock/">Nicolas Wittstock</a> about gifting. While some have suggested that gifting is economically inefficient - Prof. Gill argues that this view misses the important social functions that rituals like gifting play. In fact, Prof. Gill argues that these social rituals have important economic implications as well.&nbsp;</p>