http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/dec/02/what-if-economists-ran-white-house/ http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/audio.wnyc.org/takeaway/takeaway120208c.mp3 What if economists ran the White House? http://www.thetakeaway.org/2008/dec/02/what-if-economists-ran-white-house/ true 10203 segment An American president's economic advisers are arguably the most influential group of financial policymakers in the world. So why is that team so often free of high-regarded economists? "Freakonomics" co-author Stephen Dubner joins the program.