
Paul Samuelson (1963) on oil cartel stability and cheating
23 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, energy economics, industrial organisation, Public Choice, public economics Tags: cartel theory, OPEC

Groom of the Stool (Worst Jobs in History) in time became an influential courtier
23 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of bureaucracy, Public Choice
Instrumental Variables estimation – colonial origins of economic development
17 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, econometerics, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics, law and economics, property rights, Public Choice Tags: Daron Acemoglu, economics of colonialism
David D. Friedman: Problems with Libertarianism
17 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, David Friedman, economics of crime, law and economics, libertarianism, Public Choice
How genetically modified mosquitoes could fight malaria #GMO @greenpeace
16 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, economics of bureaucracy, economics of regulation, health economics, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: Anti-Science left, GMOs, regressive left
How Uber destroyed the NYC cab market
12 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of regulation, occupational choice, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: taxi regulation, Uber
How Americans Found a Clever Loophole in the Prohibition Act
09 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, economics of regulation, health economics, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: economics of prohibition
#ZeroCarbonBill sets us up to be screwed at future multilateral climate talks #ourclimateyoursay
07 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, environmental economics, global warming, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice
Why did @jamespeshaw put Suzi Kerr on his climate committee after letting this cat out of the bag in her JEL 2015 survey?
07 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, law and economics, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice Tags: carbon tax, expressive politics, game theory, international public goods

Trade wars, explained
07 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, industrial organisation, international economic law, labour economics, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking, unemployment Tags: protectionism, strategic trade theory
Don’t be fooled by the deception and selective justice of the boycott movement #BDS against Israel
06 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economics of crime, International law, law and economics, laws of war, Public Choice, war and peace Tags: BDS, Gaza Strip, Israel, war against terror
Johan Norberg: The Truth about Swedish Socialism
05 Jun 2018 1 Comment
in applied price theory, economic history, macroeconomics, Public Choice, public economics Tags: growth of government, size of government, sweet
David Friedman | Full Address and Q&A | Oxford Union
05 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, David Friedman, defence economics, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, economics of regulation, law and economics, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: government failure, market failure


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