Ronald Coase on JS Mill’s false doctrine of “natural monopoly”
02 Jul 2021 Leave a comment
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Cities and Economic Growth with Edward Glaeser — UC San Diego Economics Roundtable
02 Jul 2021 Leave a comment
in Alfred Marshall, applied price theory, applied welfare economics, economic growth, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, environmental economics, history of economic thought, industrial organisation, labour economics, labour supply, macroeconomics, property rights, Public Choice, public economics, transport economics, urban economics
How the Navajo Nation Works (A Country Within a Country?)
01 Jul 2021 Leave a comment
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Edward Glaeser: The Urban Century – An Urban World
26 Jun 2021 Leave a comment
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James Q. Wilson Lecture 2020: The Survival of Cities
20 Jun 2021 Leave a comment
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How North Korea Made the Perfect Counterfeit $100 Bill
20 Jun 2021 Leave a comment
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Simple rules for a complex world – Richard Epstein
19 Jun 2021 Leave a comment
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Bad Rent & Minimum Wage Memes
17 Jun 2021 Leave a comment
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New Rule: Progressophobia | Real Time with Bill Maher
15 Jun 2021 Leave a comment
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How the US’ 100% Inescapable Prison Works
13 Jun 2021 Leave a comment
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Early Learning Affects Health & Crime
12 Jun 2021 Leave a comment
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A Quarter Century of ‘The Proper Scope of Government’: Theory and Applications | Oliver Hart
09 Jun 2021 Leave a comment
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Why Don’t People Duel Anymore
08 Jun 2021 Leave a comment
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How do you align the incentives of sea captains transporting criminals to Australia with those of the public?
06 Jun 2021 Leave a comment
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