Stigler explains how intellectuals and consultants ply their policy trade honestly
28 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, economics of bureaucracy, economics of education, economics of media and culture, economics of regulation, George Stigler, history of economic thought, human capital, industrial organisation, labour economics, occupational choice, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking, survivor principle Tags: consultants, job sorting, public intellectuals
The Fall of New York City’s Taxi King
27 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of regulation, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: creative destruction, taxi regulation, transitional gains trap, Uber
The left says it isn’t anti-science
24 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of regulation, environmental economics, health economics Tags: Anti-Science left, food safety, The Great Escape
How genetically modified mosquitoes could fight malaria #GMO @greenpeace
16 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, economics of bureaucracy, economics of regulation, health economics, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: Anti-Science left, GMOs, regressive left
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
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