How Uber destroyed the NYC cab market
12 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of regulation, occupational choice, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: taxi regulation, Uber
How Americans Found a Clever Loophole in the Prohibition Act
09 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, economics of regulation, health economics, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: economics of prohibition
Why did @jamespeshaw put Suzi Kerr on his climate committee after letting this cat out of the bag in her JEL 2015 survey?
07 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, law and economics, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice Tags: carbon tax, expressive politics, game theory, international public goods

A Conversation with Gary Becker: The Future of US Economic Policy
06 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, development economics, economic history, economics of regulation, environmental economics, Gary Becker, industrial organisation, labour economics, law and economics, politics - USA
Alan Dershowitz dismantles the #BDS movement
05 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of regulation, international economic law, International law, law and economics Tags: BDS, Israel, war against terror
David Friedman | Full Address and Q&A | Oxford Union
05 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, David Friedman, defence economics, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, economics of regulation, law and economics, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: government failure, market failure
Mark Pennington on The Influence of Coase on Economic Policy – The Next 50 Years
02 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, economics of regulation, industrial organisation, law and economics, property rights, Ronald Coase
The Influence of Coase On Economic Policy – The Next 50 Years
31 May 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, economics of regulation, industrial organisation, law and economics, property rights, Ronald Coase
Uber-Losers: NYC Taxi Medallion Owners Are Screwed
27 May 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of regulation, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: creative destruction, taxi regulation, transitional gains trap, Uber
Net neutrality explained in the spirit of Schumpeter
26 May 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, Austrian economics, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, Joseph Schumpeter, law and economics, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking, survivor principle Tags: antitrust economics, competition law, creative destruction

John Stossel – Politically Correct History
21 May 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economic history, economics, economics of regulation, health and safety, labour economics, labour supply, unions Tags: New Deal, union power
Food Evolution (2017) — GMOs documentary
20 May 2018 Leave a comment
in economics of information, economics of regulation, environmental economics, health economics Tags: anti-GMO movement, Anti-Science left, pessimism bias
The Fall of New York City’s Taxi King
14 May 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of regulation, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking, transport economics Tags: creative destruction, taxi regulation

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