Margaret Thatcher’s economic legacy | The Economist

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by Jim Rose in budget deficits, business cycles, economic growth, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of regulation, fiscal policy, global financial crisis (GFC), industrial organisation, labour economics, macroeconomics, monetary economics, privatisation, property rights, Public Choice, unemployment, unions Tags: ,

What role empathy in public policy making?

01 May 2019 Leave a comment

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Fake Socialism vs. Real Capitalism Jason Brennan

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by Jim Rose in comparative institutional analysis, industrial organisation, labour economics, law and economics, liberalism, libertarianism, Marxist economics, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice Tags:

#Mayday 2019

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Empathy, John Rawls and JS Mill or why the state sector code of conduct was designed to drive empathy out of the @NZTreasury

30 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice

From Decety J, Yoder KJ. Empathy and motivation for justice: Cognitive empathy and concern, but not emotional empathy, predict sensitivity to injustice for others. Soc Neurosci. 2015;11(1):1–14. doi:10.1080/17470919.2015.1029593

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Paul Bloom on the many drawbacks of empathy in public policy-making

30 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, Public Choice

From https://www.vox.com/conversations/2017/1/19/14266230/empathy-morality-ethics-psychology-compassion-paul-bloom

Introduction to Microeconomics (Lecture 6: Govt Licensing of Industry, Wage Laws) Murray N. Rothbard

29 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, Austrian economics, economics of regulation, energy economics, industrial organisation, labour economics, Murray Rothbard, occupational regulation, Public Choice, rentseeking

.@BillMaher to @Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Why Do Liberals ‘Blame the Victim’ When It Comes to Islam?

28 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economics of crime, economics of education, economics of information, economics of love and marriage, economics of religion, law and economics, liberalism, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice, televison Tags: ,

5 Reasons Why We Need Hate Speech (and a better appreciation of commas) @nzfreespeech

28 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of crime, law and economics, liberalism, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: , , ,

The People vs. Larry Flynt (7/8) Movie CLIP – punishing unpopular speech as hate speech

28 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in law and economics, liberalism, movies, politics - USA, Public Choice Tags:

Martin Niemoller was a wiser man than @AndrewLittleMP, @janlogie and @NZHumanRights!? @nzfreespeech

28 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in discrimination, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, law and economics, liberalism, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice Tags: , , ,

From https://www.salon.com/2016/11/07/french-hate-crime-ruling-sets-a-dangerous-precedent-for-lgbt-people-it-is-now-illegal-to-call-someone-a-homophobe-in-france/

.@golrizghahraman is right? NZ should copy the successful French hate speech laws?! @MaramaDavidson @nzfreespeech #BDS

28 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice Tags: , , ,

From https://theintercept.com/2017/08/29/in-europe-hate-speech-laws-are-often-used-to-suppress-and-punish-left-wing-viewpoints/

Mandela’s legacy: 25 years on | The Economist

28 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in defence economics, development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, income redistribution, law and economics, Marxist economics, political change, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: ,

The case against the nanny state

27 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of information, economics of regulation, health economics, Public Choice, sports economics Tags:

Introduction to Microeconomics (Lecture 4: Price Controls in the Oil Industry) Murray N. Rothbard 1986

27 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, Austrian economics, economic history, energy economics, environmental economics, history of economic thought, industrial organisation, international economics, Murray Rothbard, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking, resource economics, survivor principle Tags:

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