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
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
*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?
UCLA Economics Department | Harold Demsetz Conference
11 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, economics of information, economics of regulation, history of economic thought, industrial organisation, theory of the firm
2. Austrian Theories of Monopoly | Peter G. Klein
11 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, Austrian economics, comparative institutional analysis, economic history, entrepreneurship, history of economic thought, industrial organisation
1. Markets, Entrepreneurs, and Competition | Peter G. Klein
10 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, economic history, entrepreneurship, history of economic thought, industrial organisation
Milton Friedman on Donahue #2
03 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, environmental economics, history of economic thought, income redistribution, labour economics, law and economics, liberalism, libertarianism, Marxist economics, Milton Friedman, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking Tags: capitalism and freedom, The Great Enrichment
Uncancelled History | EP. 02 Colonialism
26 Dec 2022 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, defence economics, development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, growth disasters, growth miracles, income redistribution, International law, law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics, property rights, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking Tags: Age of Discovery, age of empires, economics of colonialism
WHAT DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM DOES TO ECONOMIC PROSPERITY
24 Dec 2022 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, economic growth, economic history, economics of education, entrepreneurship, fiscal policy, growth disasters, history of economic thought, income redistribution, industrial organisation, labour economics, liberalism, macroeconomics, Marxist economics, politics - USA, Public Choice, public economics Tags: Sweden
2022 prize lectures in economic sciences
16 Dec 2022 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, business cycles, comparative institutional analysis, economic history, financial economics, great depression, great recession, macroeconomics, monetary economics Tags: bank panics
The scourge of lower prices
25 Oct 2022 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, international economics Tags: preferential trade agreements

David Friedman – Application of Economic Analysis to the Law
07 Oct 2022 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, David Friedman, economics of crime, economics of information, environmental economics, history of economic thought, industrial organisation, law and economics, property rights, resource economics, Richard Posner, Ronald Coase Tags: air pollution, noise pollution
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