When to Rob a Bank, with Freakonomics’ Stephen J. Dubner; a how to spot corporate fraud too
02 Jun 2020 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, labour economics, law and economics, occupational choice Tags: crime and punishment, criminal deterrence, law and order
What Was Hygiene Like On Pirate Ships?
01 Jun 2020 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history, economics of crime, health and safety, labour economics, law and economics, occupational choice, transport economics
A-List Actors Who Turned Down Hollywood’s Biggest Action Roles
27 May 2020 Leave a comment
in movies, occupational choice, television
Free To Choose in Under 2 Minutes Episode 6 – What’s Wrong with our Schools
26 May 2020 Leave a comment
in economics of education, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, Milton Friedman, occupational choice, politics - USA, poverty and inequality, Public Choice, public economics, television, unemployment, unions Tags: chartered schools
Free To Choose in Under 2 Minutes Episode 1 – The Power of the Market
21 May 2020 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economic history, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, financial economics, growth miracles, history of economic thought, industrial organisation, international economics, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, Milton Friedman, occupational choice, poverty and inequality, property rights, Public Choice, public economics, survivor principle, television Tags: capitalism and freedom
Male/female disparity in starting pay
18 May 2020 Leave a comment

From Becker E, Lindsay CM. Male/female disparity in starting pay. Southern Economic Journal. 1995;61(3):628
Marshall’s Laws and The Grapes of Wrath – Chicago Price Theory
16 May 2020 Leave a comment
in Alfred Marshall, applied price theory, health and safety, history of economic thought, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice Tags: compensating differences
Thomas Schelling on the mechanics of nuclear terrorism
14 May 2020 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, industrial organisation, International law, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, occupational choice, politics - USA, Public Choice, war and peace Tags: nuclear terrorism, nuclear weapons
“The Family in the 21st Century,” Valerie Ramey
12 May 2020 Leave a comment
in discrimination, econometerics, economics of education, gender, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, poverty and inequality, unemployment Tags: child poverty, family poverty
Why US women’s soccer team lost their suit
10 May 2020 Leave a comment
in discrimination, gender, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, occupational choice, property rights, sports economics Tags: gender wage gap
Valerie Ramey: The Role of the Family in Children’s Educational Achievement
10 May 2020 Leave a comment
in economics of education, economics of love and marriage, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, poverty and inequality Tags: child poverty, education premium, family poverty



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