Acemoglu and Robinson on comparative economic development
17 Aug 2019 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, growth disasters, growth miracles, income redistribution, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: Age of Discovery, age of empires, Age of exploration, economics of colonialism
Jack Hirshleifer: economics in one page
13 Aug 2019 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, economics of regulation, health economics, international economics, labour economics, law and economics, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: gender wage gap, marijuana decrimilization, rent control
Bruce Gilley – “The Case for Colonialism”
12 Aug 2019 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, David Friedman, defence economics, development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, economics of education, growth disasters, growth miracles, human capital, income redistribution, industrial organisation, labour economics, labour supply, Marxist economics, poverty and inequality, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: age of empires, British empire, economics of colonialism, political correctness
Acemoglu and Robinson on the futility of foreign aid from Why Nations Fail
12 Aug 2019 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, development economics, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, growth disasters, growth miracles, income redistribution, law and economics, property rights, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking Tags: ODA, The fatal conceit
The Case for Colonialism with Dr. Bruce Gilley
11 Aug 2019 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, defence economics, development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, economics of education, growth disasters, growth miracles, human capital, income redistribution, industrial organisation, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, Marxist economics, occupational choice, organisational economics, poverty and inequality, property rights, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking, unemployment Tags: Age of Discovery, age of empires, British empire, economics of colonialism
Why Nations Fail. Keynote Address by James Robinson
11 Aug 2019 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, defence economics, development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, entrepreneurship, growth disasters, growth miracles, human capital, income redistribution, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, property rights, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking, war and peace Tags: autocracy, The Great Enrichment
Can Cities Sue Oil Companies for Climate Change? [POLICYbrief]
09 Aug 2019 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of information, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: nuisance suits
James Robinson: “Why Nations Fail” | Talks at Google
08 Aug 2019 Leave a comment
in defence economics, development economics, economic growth, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, growth disasters, growth miracles, history of economic thought, income redistribution, industrial organisation, labour economics, law and economics, macroeconomics, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: autocracy
Daron Acemoglu discusses “Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty”
06 Aug 2019 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, growth disasters, growth miracles, income redistribution, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: age of empires, Age of exploration, economics of colonialism, imperialism
The predictable consequence of unleashing do-gooders in least developed countries
04 Aug 2019 Leave a comment
in development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles, international economics, labour economics, labour supply, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: bribery and corruption, do gooders, Labour standards, offsetting behaviour, The fatal conceit, unintended consequences
From “Where Sweatshops Are a Dream” https://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/opinion/15kristof.html
@PaulKrugman explains #TPPANoWay
03 Aug 2019 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, health economics, international economic law, international economics, International law, law and economics, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: patents and copyright, preferential trade agreements
@paulkrugman on what the #TPPA was and wasn’t #TPPANoWAY
02 Aug 2019 Leave a comment
in international economics, International law, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: patents and copyright, preferential trade agreements
@paulkrugman at his best on #TPPANoWay
31 Jul 2019 Leave a comment
in international economics, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: preferential trade agreements, trade creation, trade diversion
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