Empathy, John Rawls and JS Mill or why the state sector code of conduct was designed to drive empathy out of the @NZTreasury

30 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice

From Decety J, Yoder KJ. Empathy and motivation for justice: Cognitive empathy and concern, but not emotional empathy, predict sensitivity to injustice for others. Soc Neurosci. 2015;11(1):1–14. doi:10.1080/17470919.2015.1029593

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Paul Bloom on the many drawbacks of empathy in public policy-making

30 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, Public Choice

From https://www.vox.com/conversations/2017/1/19/14266230/empathy-morality-ethics-psychology-compassion-paul-bloom

Jason Brennan: Why Not Capitalism? (April 9, 2019)

30 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, Austrian economics, comparative institutional analysis, development economics, economic history, economics of crime, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, labour economics, law and economics, property rights, Rawls and Nozick Tags:

David Friedman Speaking at the Freedom Summit – Market Failure

27 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, David Friedman, defence economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of education, economics of information, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, environmental economics, history of economic thought, industrial organisation, law and economics, market efficiency, property rights, Public Choice Tags:

David D. Friedman With some thoughts on his new book

24 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, David Friedman, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, economics of regulation, income redistribution, law and economics, libertarianism, property rights, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking Tags:

Preferences, Self Interest, Subtle Choices Gary Becker 1993

24 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, Gary Becker

Conversations with History: Gary Becker

23 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, economic history, economics of crime, economics of regulation, Gary Becker, human capital, industrial organisation, labour economics, law and economics, Public Choice

Little has changed

22 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, economics of regulation, energy economics, politics - USA, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking Tags:

David D. Friedman | Market failure

22 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, David Friedman, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, environmental economics, Gordon Tullock, income redistribution, industrial organisation, international economics, law and economics, personnel economics, property rights, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking, survivor principle, theory of the firm Tags:

Conversation with Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

22 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in comparative institutional analysis, law and economics, politics - USA Tags:

North Korean defector tells how he secretly made millions for Kim regime

20 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in comparative institutional analysis, defence economics, development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, growth disasters, law and economics, Public Choice, rentseeking, war and peace Tags:

Thomas Sowell – The Ethnic Flaw 1984 2/2

19 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in comparative institutional analysis, development economics, discrimination, economic history, economics of education, entrepreneurship, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, occupational choice, occupational regulation, poverty and inequality, Public Choice, rentseeking, Thomas Sowell, unemployment Tags:

Antonin Scalia – Constitutional Interpretation

15 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, law and economics, politics - USA Tags:

Free To Choose 1980 – The Power of the Market – Hong Kong

14 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, development economics, economic history, economics of regulation, growth disasters, growth miracles, history of economic thought, industrial organisation, international economics, labour economics, law and economics, Milton Friedman, Public Choice, television

David Friedman – Legal Systems Very Different from Our Own – PorcFest X

08 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, David Friedman, economic history, economics of crime, economics of love and marriage, law and economics, property rights

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