David Friedman – Market Failure: An Argument both for and Against Government
20 Oct 2020 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, David Friedman, economic history, economics of crime, economics of regulation, history of economic thought, industrial organisation, labour economics, law and economics, property rights, Public Choice, public economics Tags: government failure, market failure
The Classical Liberal Constitution
19 Oct 2020 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, economics of bureaucracy, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice, Richard Epstein Tags: constitutional law
#globalwarming #climateemergency @Greenpeace @Greens @AOC @NZGreens @BernieSanders
18 Oct 2020 Leave a comment
in development economics, discrimination, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, economics of regulation, energy economics, entrepreneurship, environmental economics, financial economics, gender, global warming, growth miracles, human capital, income redistribution, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, liberalism, libertarianism, Marxist economics, minimum wage, occupational choice, occupational regulation, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, poverty and inequality, Public Choice, rentseeking, unemployment, unions, welfare reform Tags: The fatal conceit

Future directions of research in the Coasean tradition: Sam Peltzman
16 Oct 2020 Leave a comment
in Alfred Marshall, applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, economic history, economics of crime, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, George Stigler, history of economic thought, industrial organisation, law and economics, property rights, Public Choice, Ronald Coase, Ronald Coase, Ronald Coase, Sam Peltzman, theory of the firm Tags: offsetting behaviour, The fatal conceit, unintended consequences
Epstein doesn’t mention the biggest sex difference of all: soldiers must have the aggression to kill with their bare hands in one-on-one fights to the death
15 Oct 2020 Leave a comment
in defence economics, gender, labour economics, law and economics, occupational choice, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: sex discrimination

Scalia: Rule of law as a law of rules
14 Oct 2020 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, economics of bureaucracy, law and economics, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: constitutional law
TEDxEast – Tyler Cowen – The Great Stagnation
14 Oct 2020 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, development economics, economic growth, economic history, economics of education, economics of regulation, energy economics, environmental economics, financial economics, growth miracles, human capital, income redistribution, industrial organisation, international economics, labour economics, labour supply, macroeconomics, poverty and inequality, Public Choice, rentseeking, transport economics Tags: creative destruction, The Great Enrichment
John Gibson Gibson lockdown costs Plan B weekly webinar – 12/10/2020
13 Oct 2020 Leave a comment
in applied welfare economics, econometerics, economics of bureaucracy, health economics, law and economics, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice Tags: economics of pandemics
Another reason to abolish Medsafe. Months lost duplicting far better resourced overseas drug safety agencies #COVID19
13 Oct 2020 Leave a comment
in applied welfare economics, economics of bureaucracy, economics of regulation, health economics, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice Tags: drug lags, economics of pandemics

.@AOC @BernieSanders @Greens @NZGreens
12 Oct 2020 Leave a comment
in Austrian economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economic growth, economic history, entrepreneurship, growth disasters, growth miracles, history of economic thought, human capital, income redistribution, industrial organisation, international economics, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, liberalism, macroeconomics, Marxist economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, poverty and inequality, property rights, Public Choice, survivor principle Tags: pessimism bias, regressive left, The Great Enrichment

Religious Liberty Symposium Keynote | Richard Epstein
12 Oct 2020 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, economics of bureaucracy, income redistribution, law and economics, politics - USA, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking Tags: constitution law
Steven Landsburg – Why is there something instead of nothing? – September 19,2020
11 Oct 2020 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, Austrian economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economic history, economics of education, entrepreneurship, environmental economics, financial economics, health economics, history of economic thought, industrial organisation, international economics, labour economics, law and economics, macroeconomics, managerial economics, market efficiency, organisational economics, personnel economics, Public Choice, public economics Tags: offsetting behaviour, pessimism bias, The Great Enrichment, unintended consequences
Fiscal multipliers and welfare benefit increases
10 Oct 2020 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, budget deficits, business cycles, econometerics, economic history, fiscal policy, history of economic thought, income redistribution, labour economics, labour supply, macroeconomics, politics - USA, poverty and inequality, Public Choice, public economics, welfare reform Tags: fiscal multiplier, Keynesian macroeconomics, New Keynesian macroeconomics

Recalibrating Affirmative Action | Glenn Loury & Peter Arcidiacono
10 Oct 2020 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, discrimination, econometerics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of education, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, Marxist economics, occupational choice, politics - USA, poverty and inequality, Public Choice Tags: affirmative action, offsetting behaviour, racial discrimination, regressive left, The fatal conceit, unintended consequences
Richard Epstein | The Case Against Reparations 2020
10 Oct 2020 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, economic history, income redistribution, law and economics, liberalism, libertarianism, Marxist economics, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking, Richard Epstein Tags: racial discrimination

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