
Adam Smith and religion
21 Aug 2020 Leave a comment
in Adam Smith, comparative institutional analysis, David Friedman, economics of education, history of economic thought, human capital, industrial organisation, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, poverty and inequality, property rights Tags: moral hazard, signaling

JPE 1988
Batting blind on unconscious bias! @NZHumanRights relies on newspapers, blogs and YouTube clips!!
20 Aug 2020 Leave a comment
in discrimination, economics of bureaucracy, economics of education, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, managerial economics, market efficiency, organisational economics, personnel economics, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice Tags: political correctness, racial discrimination, regressive left, sex discrimination

The dead will be many from #COVID19’s 40% cut in new medical staff
19 Aug 2020 Leave a comment
in economics of bureaucracy, economics of education, health economics, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice Tags: economics of immigration, economics of pandemics, The fatal conceit, unintended consequences

Evolution FAILS in the Human Body
19 Aug 2020 Leave a comment
in economics of education, economics of media and culture Tags: evolution
Crime, Violence, and Progress With Steven Pinker (Ep.9)
18 Aug 2020 Leave a comment
in development economics, discrimination, economic history, economics of crime, economics of education, gender, growth miracles, health economics, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, minimum wage, occupational choice, poverty and inequality Tags: crime and punishment, law and order, pessimism bias, political correctness, racial discrimination, regressive left, The Great Enrichment
@Greens @BernieSanders @NZGreens @AOC @Greenpeace
15 Aug 2020 Leave a comment
in economics of education, economics of information, economics of media and culture, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: cognitive psychology, political psychology

Glenn C. Loury on Ethics of Affirmative Action in Higher Education
15 Aug 2020 Leave a comment
in discrimination, economics of education, human capital, income redistribution, labour economics, law and economics, occupational choice, politics - USA, poverty and inequality, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: affirmative action, racial discrimination, regressive left
Thomas Sowell – Wealth Disparity
14 Aug 2020 Leave a comment
in discrimination, economics of education, entrepreneurship, gender, human capital, income redistribution, industrial organisation, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, occupational choice, occupational regulation, poverty and inequality, property rights, survivor principle, Thomas Sowell, unemployment, welfare reform Tags: child poverty, family poverty, pessimism bias
How many lockdowns are one too many?
13 Aug 2020 Leave a comment
in applied welfare economics, economics of education, health economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: economics of pandemics, The fatal conceit





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