Ways Your Life Today Is Far More Luxurious Than a Medieval King
17 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in economic history, health economics
How to expel an MP from Parliament: The ejection of John Wilkes in 1764
15 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, economic history, Public Choice Tags: British constitutional law, British history, constitutional law
John Wilkes is one of the more scandalous figures in the 18th-century. His publication of North Briton Number 45, and Essay on Woman, had both the Commons and the Lords denounce him. Parliament began to build a case against Wilkes. Dr Robin Eagles, editor of our House of Lords 1715-1790 project, reflects on how Parliament […]
How to expel an MP from Parliament: The ejection of John Wilkes in 1764
Countries That Share Territories (& Why?)
15 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in economic history, international economic law, International law Tags: economics of borders, maps
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?
We Keep Finding Fossils in VERY Weird Places…
13 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of education, economics of media and culture
*Don’t Be a Feminist*: Highlights
12 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, discrimination, economic history, economics of crime, economics of education, gender, health and safety, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, minimum wage, occupational choice, occupational regulation, poverty and inequality Tags: gender wage gap
The title essay of Don’t Be a Feminist: Essays on Genuine Justice is called “Don’t Be a Feminist: A Letter to My Daughter.” While the book is a thematic selection of my best EconLog essays from 2005-2022, the first piece is entirely new. 871 more words
*Don’t Be a Feminist*: Highlights
Harvard professor argues for rationality | Steven Pinker
11 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of education Tags: conjecture and refutation, philosophy of science, The Great Enrichment
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: worldwide inflation
04 Jan 2023 Leave a comment
in economic history, history of economic thought, macroeconomics, Milton Friedman, monetarism, monetary economics Tags: monetary policy
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
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