Friedman (1951) thought the union wage premium was overstated because it can’t be as big as doctors’ extract from occupational licensing
02 Dec 2019 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, econometerics, economics of regulation, labour economics, labour supply, Milton Friedman, occupational choice, occupational regulation, Public Choice, rentseeking, unions Tags: barriers to entry, occupational licensing, union power, union wage premium
Why so much rule breaking?
01 Dec 2019 Leave a comment
in discrimination, economics of crime, gender, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, occupational choice, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, poverty and inequality Tags: law and order
This Unpleasant Royal Job Came with a Fancy Title
30 Nov 2019 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of bureaucracy, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, Public Choice, rentseeking
Labour supply in the Indian caste system
28 Nov 2019 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, discrimination, economic history, economics of information, economics of religion, growth disasters, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: caste system, India, religious discrimination
Gang members motivated by small chance of future riches, not immediate gain @sst_nz @JustSpeakNZ @NZJusticeIdeas @actionstation
24 Nov 2019 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, econometerics, economics of crime, human capital, industrial organisation, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, Marxist economics, minimum wage, occupational choice, politics - USA, poverty and inequality, Public Choice, unemployment Tags: crime and punishment, criminal deterrence, law and order
How modern families increase social inequality | The Economist
19 Nov 2019 Leave a comment
in economics of education, economics of love and marriage, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, occupational choice, poverty and inequality Tags: assortative mating, dating market, marriage and divorce
The academic bias that dare not speak its name
18 Nov 2019 Leave a comment
in economics of education, labour economics, labour supply, Marxist economics, occupational choice, Thomas Sowell Tags: academic bias
Teenagers respond in sophisticated ways to long-term incentives
18 Nov 2019 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of education, economics of information, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice Tags: College premium, graduate premium
The Truth Cannot be Sexist – Steven Pinker on the biology of sex differences
15 Nov 2019 Leave a comment
in discrimination, economics of education, economics of information, economics of love and marriage, economics of media and culture, gender, health economics, human capital, labour supply, law and economics, occupational choice, poverty and inequality Tags: cognitive psychology, evolutionary psychology, gender wage gap, moral psychology
Feminism’s Biggest Blindspot Revealed | Cafe Classroom
12 Nov 2019 Leave a comment
in discrimination, economics of education, gender, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, Marxist economics, occupational choice, politics - USA, poverty and inequality Tags: political correctness, regressive left, women's liberation
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