171 - The Truth About Special Economic Zones | Lotta Moberg
Published: February 27, 2026
Duration: 1:55:37
Special Economic Zones, Public Choice, and the Truth Behind China's Miracle
Lotta Moberg is an economist and author of The Political Economy of Special Economic Zones, widely regarded as the leading academic book on the subject. After a PhD at George Mason University she spent a decade in macro investing and is now co-founding a wealth management firm, alongside an unusual sideline in cannabis credit.
Timothy Allen sits down with Lotta for a conversation that quietly dismantles the story most people tell about special economic zones. The legend of China's zones as a wise master...