Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
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A quarter century ago, economist Price Fishback published “Operations of ‘Unfettered’ Labor Markets: Exit and Voice in American Labor Markets at the Turn of the Century” in the prestigious Journal of Economic Literature. Fishback’s article is packed with insight… and understatement. But let’s back up. Virtually every standard history textbook describes U.S. labor markets before…
Unfettered: Fishback 25 Years Later
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in economics of education, economics of information, health economics Tags: anti-GMOs movement
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in economics of information Tags: cognitive psychology, conjecture and refutation, philosophy of science
“Invincible ignorance” refers to a state of ignorance that cannot be overcome because the individual has no way of accessing or understanding the necessary information. This concept is often discussed in moral and ethical contexts, particularly in philosophy and theology. In these contexts, invincible ignorance is the lack of knowledge that is literally impossible for […]
Invincible ignorance
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in behavioural economics, economics of education, economics of information, economics of media and culture, transport economics Tags: air accidents
Almost everyone has thought about it at least once. You’re on a plane, minding your own business when suddenly and unexpectedly, an announcement comes over your entertainment system that the pilots have been incapacitated and they are urgently looking for someone to land the plane. Would you put your hand up for this heroic task?…
You’re fooling yourself if you think you can land that plane
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in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, discrimination, econometerics, economic history, economics of education, economics of information, gender, health and safety, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice Tags: gender wage gap, sex discrimination
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It’s been a while since I posted a book review, as I’ve been busy with teaching and various research evaluation activities (this year I’m a panellist for both the Royal Society’s Marsden Fund, and the Health Research Council). However, recently I did manage to finish reading Information Rules, by Carl Shapiro and Hal Varian. The…
Book review: Information Rules
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in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, economics of information, history of economic thought, law and economics, Ronald Coase, Ronald Coase, theory of the firm
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in economics of information, economics of media and culture Tags: economics of advertising
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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?
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