Bob Lucas on Growth, Poverty and Business Cycles 2/5/2007
19 May 2023 Leave a comment
in business cycles, comparative institutional analysis, development economics, economic history, economics of education, growth disasters, growth miracles, history of economic thought, human capital, labour economics, law and economics, macroeconomics, Milton Friedman, monetarism, monetary economics, Robert E. Lucas, unemployment Tags: monetary policy
Roderick Long interviews DAVID FRIEDMAN
18 Apr 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, David Friedman, economic history, economics of crime, economics of regulation, environmental economics, global warming, history of economic thought, law and economics, property rights, Richard Posner
David Friedman – The Problem with Externality Arguments – March 2023
31 Mar 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, David Friedman, economics of information, economics of regulation, environmental economics, global warming, history of economic thought, law and economics, property rights
Dropping Money from Helicopters: John Cochrane on Inflation
01 Mar 2023 Leave a comment
in budget deficits, business cycles, comparative institutional analysis, development economics, economic growth, economic history, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, environmental economics, financial economics, global financial crisis (GFC), great recession, growth miracles, history of economic thought, inflation targeting, macroeconomics, Milton Friedman, monetarism, monetary economics, public economics
Brad DeLong on Intellectual and Technical Progress (full) | Conversations with Tyler
23 Feb 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, history of economic thought, industrial organisation, survivor principle
Future of Freedom debate 1977 — David Friedman v. Tom Hayden
15 Feb 2023 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, David Friedman, economic history, history of economic thought, law and economics, Marxist economics, Public Choice Tags: capitalism and freedom
Tyler on Feminism: My Reply
29 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, discrimination, economic history, economics of education, gender, health and safety, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, minimum wage, occupational choice, poverty and inequality Tags: gender wage gap
Last week, Tyler Cowen partially critiqued my new Don’t Be a Feminist: Essays on Genuine Justice. Here’s my reply, point-by-point. He’s in blockquotes; I’m not. 1,302 more words
Tyler on Feminism: My Reply
Aaronson on Feminism: My Reply
26 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, discrimination, economics of education, gender, health and safety, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, minimum wage, occupational choice, occupational regulation, poverty and inequality, welfare reform Tags: gender wage gap
Here’s my point-by-point reply to Scott Aaronson’s thoughts on Don’t Be a Feminist. He’s in blockquotes, I’m not. Hi Bryan, Sorry for the delay! I just finished reading your book. 1,251 more words
Aaronson on Feminism: My Reply
*Don’t Be a Feminist*: The Aaronson Critique
24 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, discrimination, economics of education, gender, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, occupational regulation, poverty and inequality Tags: gender wage gap
When misfortune strikes close to home, I try to avoid letting it cloud my judgment. Perhaps my family and friends are unrepresentative or unlucky. The fact that they suffer from Problem X does not show that Problem X is in fact important. 824 more words
*Don’t Be a Feminist*: The Aaronson Critique
Best Lectures on Marxism, Ever
21 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, liberalism, Marxist economics
I’m a huge fan of the late great George Walsh. I heard this giant of intellectual history speak live in 1989, and I’ve listened to his recorded lectures over and over. 267 more words
Best Lectures on Marxism, Ever
Reflections on Japan
19 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, economics of education, growth miracles, human capital, industrial organisation, international economics, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, liberalism, poverty and inequality, Public Choice Tags: Japan
Simon and I had a fantastic journey through Japan, or at least the east coast of Honshu. We started in Tokyo, then took bullet trains to Hiroshima, Himeji, Kyoto, and Mount Fuji before heading home. 1,504 more words
Reflections on Japan
The evolutionary roots of folk economic beliefs?
14 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, economic history, economics of information, economics of media and culture, history of economic thought Tags: evolutionary psychology
‘Folk economic beliefs’ are the widespread beliefs about economic and policy issues, which are held by members of the public untrained in economics. This includes beliefs about trade, unemployment, the operation of markets, the effects of monetary policy, and so on. Many of these beliefs are incorrect, at least compared with the views and models…
The evolutionary roots of folk economic beliefs?
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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