Click here to go to the Amazon page. Here is the summary:”For more than a century, America’s sports stadiums have evolved from modest, private ballparks into billion-dollar play-palaces for the rich-built increasingly on the backs of taxpayers. Government commitments to major-league venues are approaching $50 billion, and a looming wave of new construction threatens to…
Sports economist J.C. Bradbury’s latest book is This One Will Be Different: False Promises and Fiscal Realities of Publicly Funded Stadiums
Sports economist J.C. Bradbury’s latest book is This One Will Be Different: False Promises and Fiscal Realities of Publicly Funded Stadiums
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in applied price theory, economic history, industrial organisation, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking, sports economics, urban economics
Rent Control Ballot Initiatives Won Almost Everywhere
13 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of regulation, history of economic thought, income redistribution, politics - USA, Public Choice, regulation, rentseeking, urban economics Tags: rent control
In California, New Jersey, Maine, and Minnesota, voters opted to cap rents and impose more restrictions on landlords.
Rent Control Ballot Initiatives Won Almost Everywhere
Douglas vs Seymour
04 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in economic history, fiscal policy, macroeconomics, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking Tags: 2026 general election
Roger Douglas released: Muldoon Is Back — Only the Names Have Changed: ACT’s proposed KiwiSaver tax exemption risks repeating the mistakes of New Zealand’s protected economic past ACT’s proposal to make KiwiSaver investment earnings tax-free raises an important question: is this good economic policy, or is it an attempt to win votes by offering another…
Douglas vs Seymour
A Sacred Trust Betrayed
03 Nov 2026 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economic history, economics of education, law and economics, liberalism, Marxist economics, politics - New Zealand, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: constitutional law
Judicial independence and the reliance on tikanga in New Zealand courts
A Sacred Trust Betrayed
All About Tariffs
31 Oct 2026 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economic history, history of economic thought, industrial organisation, international economics, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: tarrifs
I have made no secret of me deep skepticism about President Trump’s tariff policies since he announced his “Liberation Day” tariffs in April 2025. My first-blink “Thoughts on the Trump Tariffs” from a few days after the announcement has held held up reasonably well, and I have posted follow-ups on the subject a number of…
All About Tariffs
When Moochers Outnumber Producers, Can a Nation Be Salvaged?
27 Oct 2026 Leave a comment
in budget deficits, development economics, economic history, fiscal policy, growth disasters, income redistribution, labour economics, labour supply, macroeconomics, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking, welfare reform
I periodically share data on the age-dependency ratio in various nations. That’s very important data. It helps to explain why young-to-old redistribution programs in many nations are becoming a recipe for fiscal crisis. But to fully understand the level of dependency in a country, you have to know the share of people who actually produce […]
When Moochers Outnumber Producers, Can a Nation Be Salvaged?
Are Banking Systems Inherently Unstable? | @GeorgeSelgin | Hayek Program…
22 Oct 2026 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, Austrian economics, business cycles, economic history, economics of regulation, great depression, great recession, history of economic thought, law and economics, macroeconomics, monetary economics, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: monetary policy
“Why Was the Fed Created?” with @GeorgeSelgin
20 Oct 2026 Leave a comment
in business cycles, economic history, financial economics, great depression, history of economic thought, macroeconomics, monetary economics, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: monetary policy
Rent control according to Seinfeld
18 Oct 2026 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of regulation, history of economic thought, income redistribution, law and economics, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking, urban economics Tags: rent control
My ECONS101 lecture today covered price controls, and as examples we discussed the minimum wage (as an example of a price floor) and rent control (as an example of a price ceiling). 611 more words
Rent control according to Seinfeld
Book review: The Narrow Corridor
16 Oct 2026 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles, history of economic thought, law and economics, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking
My last book review was of Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson’s 2012 book Why Nations Fail. It’s taken me a while (with many interruptions), but I recently finished reading their 2019 book… 731 more words
Book review: The Narrow Corridor
Labour is reneging on its pay equity promise
07 Oct 2026 Leave a comment
in discrimination, gender, labour economics, labour supply, politics - New Zealand, poverty and inequality, Public Choice, rentseeking, unions Tags: 2026 general election, gender wage gap
Bryce Edwards writes – Chris Hipkins has described the coalition’s decision to cancel pay equity claims under urgency as “probably the most reprehensible thing I have seen in my time as a member of Parliament”. He accused ministers of “robbing Paula to pay Paul” and of “sacrificing equal pay for women in order to balance […]
Labour is reneging on its pay equity promise
Some basics on incidence of student loan relief
05 Oct 2026 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of education, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, poverty and inequality, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking
Labour proposes wiping 10% off of outstanding student loan balances for domestic borrowers that are not in arrears and who have not benefitted from fees-free study. That write-down will happen on 1 April.It proposes doing it again in 2031, and each year afterwards, for borrowers in good standing who have been NZ-based over the prior…
Some basics on incidence of student loan relief
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