McCloskey on the tricks of an economist’s trade

12 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

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If there is a market, someone will supply it

09 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

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Chapter 2 – The One Lesson of Business

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Robustness in Economics and Econometrics: Interview with Tom Sargent

04 Jun 2019 Leave a comment

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Rothbard on Insider Trading

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by Jim Rose in applied price theory, Austrian economics, economics of crime, economics of information, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, financial economics, industrial organisation, law and economics, managerial economics, market efficiency, Murray Rothbard, organisational economics, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking, survivor principle Tags:

What might be wrong with Behavioral Economics: Deirdre McCloskey

12 May 2019 1 Comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, Austrian economics, behavioural economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economic growth, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of information, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, growth miracles, health economics, history of economic thought, industrial organisation, law and economics, market efficiency, Marxist economics, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice, survivor principle Tags:

David Friedman Speaking at the Freedom Summit – Market Failure

27 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, David Friedman, defence economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of education, economics of information, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, environmental economics, history of economic thought, industrial organisation, law and economics, market efficiency, property rights, Public Choice Tags:

Free To Choose 1980 – The Tyranny of Control – Markets

21 Jan 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in Adam Smith, applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, history of economic thought, industrial organisation, market efficiency, Milton Friedman, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags:

The Economics of Pirates, Gypsies and Ordeals: Interview with Peter T. Leeson

08 Dec 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, Austrian economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, economics of crime, law and economics, laws of war, market efficiency Tags: , , ,

Free To Choose 1980 – The Tyranny of Control – Hand Looms

23 Sep 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, development economics, economic growth, economics of bureaucracy, economics of regulation, growth disasters, industrial organisation, market efficiency, Milton Friedman, Public Choice, rentseeking, survivor principle, television Tags: , ,

How Budget Airlines Work – YouTube

14 Jan 2017 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, managerial economics, market efficiency, organisational economics, personnel economics, survivor principle, transport economics Tags:

McDonald’s Workers Just Lovin’ Their #ZeroHoursContracts @suemoroney @IainLG @FairnessNZ

19 Apr 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in labour economics, labour supply, managerial economics, market efficiency, organisational economics, personnel economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Revealed preference rules. Not only do about half of unemployed turned down offers of zero hour contract jobs, those that switch from a zero hours contract to minimum hours are not much different from the number of people in these type of jobs who would be quitting to another job anyway.

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Source: McDonald’s Workers Are Just Lovin’ Their Zero Hours Contracts – Forbes and McDonald’s offer staff the chance to get off zero-hours contracts | UK news | The Guardian.

Labour productivity growth in the New Zealand retail services confounds Baumol’s cost disease

17 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, economic history, industrial organisation, managerial economics, market efficiency, organisational economics, personnel economics, politics - New Zealand, survivor principle Tags: ,

Milton Friedman on the social responsibility of business

14 Oct 2015 Leave a comment

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Creative destruction in cable

29 Aug 2015 Leave a comment

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