
Political evolution of USA senate 1789 – 2018
16 Jan 2018 2 Comments
in economic history, politics - USA, Public Choice
Failed states
15 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
in development economics, growth disasters, Public Choice, rentseeking


Jagdish Bhagwati Reveals the Problem With Foreign Aid
15 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, development economics, economics of bureaucracy, growth disasters, growth miracles, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: overseas aid
Why institutions matter, not geography
14 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
in development economics, Public Choice

Source: Why Nations Fail.
James Robinson: “Why Nations Fail” | Talks at Google
14 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: economics of colonialism, The Great Enrichment
Daron Acemoglu and development economics
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in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, income redistribution, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: economics of colonialism
Imperialism: Crash Course World History #35
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in defence economics, development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: Age of Discovery, age of empires, economics of colonialism
Interesting but flawed. The age of empires was prior to the industrial revolution.
Life behind the Berlin Wall | The Economist
14 Jan 2018 1 Comment
in economic history, Marxist economics, Public Choice Tags: East Germany
US-Mexico border wall faces tough Texas terrain
13 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
in politics - USA, population economics, Public Choice Tags: economics of borders, economics of immigration, illegal immigration
Mr. 10% in times of natural disasters
11 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
in economics of natural disasters, Public Choice

Source: The Dictator’s Handbook.
How much do US state legislature members get paid?
10 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, politics - USA, Public Choice

Source: Ballotpedia at https://ballotpedia.org/Comparison_of_state_legislative_salaries
Note: the amounts below $1000 are expenses for daily attendance. Lower house pay is used.
Which countries have a straight road to the airport?
10 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, development economics, Public Choice, transport economics

Source: The Dictators Handbook.
Dictators don’t like roads
10 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, development economics, Public Choice

Source: The Dictator’s Handbook.
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