The Tullock Paradox. Why is the rent seeking industry so small?

31 Jul 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, economics of regulation, Gordon Tullock, growth disasters, law and economics, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags:

Scalia: the majority decides the limits on the powers of the majority

31 Jul 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, law and economics, Public Choice Tags:

Human progress and how we might blow it (Jonah Goldberg’s “Suicide of the West”)

31 Jul 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, Public Choice Tags: , ,

Matthew Kahn on the mixed messages of mayors to the bond markets and the courts

29 Jul 2018 Leave a comment

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A collectable for American political junkies

29 Jul 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in politics - USA, Public Choice Tags:

FreeThoughts, Ep. 193: Liberalism 1.0 (with Deirdre McCloskey)

29 Jul 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, liberalism, libertarianism, Marxist economics, Public Choice

More reasons for @jamespeshaw to come clean on cost of #globalwarming to NZ GDP

28 Jul 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied welfare economics, economics of bureaucracy, economics of natural disasters, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice Tags:

Top 5 Parliament Fights Around The World

27 Jul 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in Public Choice

How much of the 5.3% public service gender pay gap in 2015 was compensating differentials?

25 Jul 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in discrimination, economics of bureaucracy, gender, politics - New Zealand

From https://www.ssc.govt.nz/sites/all/files/GenderPayGap2015.pdf

Stossel: The Philly Soda Tax Scam @SenSanders @TaxpayersUnion

25 Jul 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, health economics, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, Public Choice, public economics Tags: ,

Indian Drivers and corruption

22 Jul 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, development economics, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, economics of regulation, growth disasters, growth miracles, law and economics, Public Choice, rentseeking, transport economics Tags:

Ten Minute History – The Russian Revolution

22 Jul 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in defence economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, Marxist economics, Public Choice, war and peace Tags: ,

Feature History – Polish-Soviet War

21 Jul 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in defence economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, International law, laws of war, Marxist economics, Public Choice, war and peace Tags: ,

Lenin & Trotsky – Their Rise To Power I WHO DID WHAT IN WW1?

21 Jul 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in defence economics, economic history, International law, Marxist economics, Public Choice, war and peace Tags: ,

Jaffe and Kerr on an upside of cap and trade. No more green subsidies!

20 Jul 2018 1 Comment

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