The Importance of Economics in the Field of Law. David Friedman & Keith Knight
12 Feb 2021 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, David Friedman, economic history, economics of crime, economics of information, history of economic thought, industrial organisation, law and economics, property rights, Ronald Coase
Randomized Control Trials in the Field of Development: A Critical Perspective (Webinar)
05 Feb 2021 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, development economics, econometerics, economics of bureaucracy, economics of information, experimental economics, history of economic thought, Public Choice Tags: philosophy of science, The fatal conceit
ECON2175 2111 Lecture 3 – Were People from the Past Irrational Morons?
24 Jan 2021 Leave a comment
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3 books that drove Glenn away from the right in the 90s | Glenn Loury & Daniel Bessner
15 Jan 2021 Leave a comment
in discrimination, economics of education, economics of information, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, minimum wage, politics - USA, poverty and inequality, unemployment, welfare reform Tags: political correctness, racial discrimination, regressive left
Fama and Jensen explain governance
10 Jan 2021 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of information, industrial organisation, managerial economics, organisational economics, personnel economics, property rights, survivor principle, theory of the firm Tags: corporate governance


What’s wrong with education? A Symposium featuring Bryan Caplan & Miguel Urquiola
16 Dec 2020 Leave a comment
in economics of education, economics of information, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, personnel economics, poverty and inequality, unemployment Tags: signaling
Oklahoma Doctors vs. Obamacare
03 Dec 2020 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of bureaucracy, economics of information, health economics, industrial organisation, managerial economics, organisational economics, personnel economics, politics - USA, Public Choice, theory of the firm Tags: adverse selection, asymmetric information, health insurance, moral hazard, self-selection
Medsafe clueless on whether it makes any difference!
27 Nov 2020 Leave a comment
in applied welfare economics, economics of bureaucracy, economics of information, economics of regulation, health economics, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice Tags: drug lags, economics of pandemics

Edward Lazear – “Rationality in Policy Making”
27 Nov 2020 Leave a comment
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Unpacking Policy Consequences: Kevin Murphy and Ed Lazear Part 1
26 Nov 2020 Leave a comment
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Glenn C. Loury on Ethics of Affirmative Action in Higher Education
14 Nov 2020 Leave a comment
in discrimination, economics of bureaucracy, economics of education, economics of information, human capital, income redistribution, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, poverty and inequality, Public Choice Tags: affirmative action, racial discrimination

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