No Considerations: Doing Business in India Without Bribes (amazing story)

16 May 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, development economics, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, environmental economics, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics, industrial organisation, international economics, law and economics, property rights, Public Choice, public economics, urban economics Tags: ,

George Stigler Can regulatory agencies protect the consumer? (1971)

16 May 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of information, economics of regulation, environmental economics, George Stigler, history of economic thought, income redistribution, industrial organisation, law and economics, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking, survivor principle

How on earth will legalising marijuana make it less accessible? If it does, why would the black market go away?

15 May 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of crime, economics of regulation, health economics, law and economics, politics - New Zealand

From https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/388732/cannabis-vote-national-can-t-promise-it-will-respect-referendum?fbclid=IwAR2gsDX2pPfBKN0289d9k6rKD-aZ8iyMyTeWqyISXuPvMJwKBo1X8lQegAo

https://twitter.com/Historicalmages/status/693062156158398464

Prohibition reduced alcohol consumption but at what price? Was the trade-off worth it?

15 May 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, economics of crime, economics of regulation, health economics, law and economics, politics - USA

From https://www.nytimes.com/1989/10/16/opinion/actually-prohibition-was-a-success.html

Weed is not more dangerous than alcohol

14 May 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of crime, economics of regulation, health economics, law and economics, politics - USA Tags:

Harry Anslinger | The Man Responsible for Marijuana’s Prohibition

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by Jim Rose in economics of crime, economics of information, economics of regulation, health economics, law and economics Tags: ,

George Stigler Economically Speaking: Government Regulation 1978

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by Jim Rose in economic history, economics of information, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, environmental economics, George Stigler, industrial organisation, law and economics

Dr Peltzman-U C

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by Jim Rose in applied price theory, budget deficits, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, economic growth, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, global financial crisis (GFC), great recession, industrial organisation, macroeconomics, monetary economics, Public Choice, Sam Peltzman, unemployment

From 1888

12 May 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of media and culture, economics of regulation, health economics

What might be wrong with Behavioral Economics: Deirdre McCloskey

12 May 2019 1 Comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, Austrian economics, behavioural economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economic growth, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of information, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, growth miracles, health economics, history of economic thought, industrial organisation, law and economics, market efficiency, Marxist economics, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice, survivor principle Tags:

The Challenge of Building a Self-Driving Car

11 May 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of information, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, transport economics Tags:

What a scientist suggests you tell your kids about legal marijuana

07 May 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of crime, economics of education, economics of information, economics of media and culture, economics of regulation, health economics, human capital, labour supply, law and economics, occupational choice, politics - USA, Public Choice Tags:

Introduction to Microeconomics (Lecture 10: Government Cartels) Murray N. Rothbard

07 May 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, Austrian economics, discrimination, economic history, economics of education, economics of information, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, human capital, labour supply, Murray Rothbard, occupational choice, occupational regulation Tags:

Murray Rothbard – Origins Of Progressive Regulation

06 May 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, Austrian economics, economic history, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, law and economics, Murray Rothbard, Public Choice, rentseeking, survivor principle Tags: ,

Murray Rothbard on Mises

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by Jim Rose in applied price theory, Austrian economics, business cycles, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, economic history, economics of information, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, F.A. Hayek, industrial organisation, macroeconomics, Marxist economics, monetary economics, Murray Rothbard, survivor principle

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