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Stigler explains how intellectuals and consultants ply their policy trade honestly

28 Jun 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, economics of bureaucracy, economics of education, economics of media and culture, economics of regulation, George Stigler, history of economic thought, human capital, industrial organisation, labour economics, occupational choice, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking, survivor principle Tags: consultants, job sorting, public intellectuals

The Fall of New York City’s Taxi King

27 Jun 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, economics of regulation, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: creative destruction, taxi regulation, transitional gains trap, Uber

Jobs exposed to Chinese tariffs are more than twice as likely to fall in counties that voted Trump in 2016

26 Jun 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, international economic law, International law, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: trade wars

Jobs exposed to Chinese tariffs are more than twice as likely to fall in counties that voted for Donald Trump in 2016 than in counties won by Hillary Clinton, an analysis shows https://t.co/gMdoHEdSFu pic.twitter.com/XcPuHzb2C9

— Post Graphics (@PostGraphics) June 25, 2018

Stigler on one of the two political advising roles of economists

26 Jun 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, George Stigler, industrial organisation, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking Tags: deregulation, special interests

How genetically modified mosquitoes could fight malaria #GMO @greenpeace

16 Jun 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, economics of bureaucracy, economics of regulation, health economics, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: Anti-Science left, GMOs, regressive left

How Uber destroyed the NYC cab market

12 Jun 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, economics of regulation, occupational choice, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: taxi regulation, Uber

How Americans Found a Clever Loophole in the Prohibition Act

09 Jun 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, economics of regulation, health economics, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: economics of prohibition

Trade wars, explained

07 Jun 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, industrial organisation, international economic law, labour economics, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking, unemployment Tags: protectionism, strategic trade theory

David Friedman | Full Address and Q&A | Oxford Union

05 Jun 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, David Friedman, defence economics, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, economics of regulation, law and economics, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: government failure, market failure

Good to see strategic trade theory has been driven from the temple

30 May 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, international economics, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: protectionism, strategic trade theory, tariffs, trade wars

Uber-Losers: NYC Taxi Medallion Owners Are Screwed

27 May 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, economics of regulation, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: creative destruction, taxi regulation, transitional gains trap, Uber

Net neutrality explained in the spirit of Schumpeter

26 May 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, Austrian economics, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, Joseph Schumpeter, law and economics, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking, survivor principle Tags: antitrust economics, competition law, creative destruction

Research grant to confirm that political hotheads enjoy themselves

19 May 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of information, economics of media and culture, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: voter demographics

Individuals who hold more extreme political views tend to be happier. https://t.co/Sz6nYhRdI8 pic.twitter.com/tcwA2p4SaJ

— Rolf Degen (@DegenRolf) May 18, 2018

The Fall of New York City’s Taxi King

14 May 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, economics of regulation, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking, transport economics Tags: creative destruction, taxi regulation

Uber and the Great Taxicab Collapse

12 May 2018 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of bureaucracy, economics of regulation, income redistribution, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: creative destruction, taxi regulation

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Utopia, you are standing in it!

Stigler explains how intellectuals and consultants ply their policy trade honestly

The Fall of New York City’s Taxi King

Jobs exposed to Chinese tariffs are more than twice as likely to fall in counties that voted Trump in 2016

Stigler on one of the two political advising roles of economists

How genetically modified mosquitoes could fight malaria #GMO @greenpeace

How Uber destroyed the NYC cab market

How Americans Found a Clever Loophole in the Prohibition Act

Trade wars, explained

David Friedman | Full Address and Q&A | Oxford Union

Good to see strategic trade theory has been driven from the temple

Uber-Losers: NYC Taxi Medallion Owners Are Screwed

Net neutrality explained in the spirit of Schumpeter

Research grant to confirm that political hotheads enjoy themselves

The Fall of New York City’s Taxi King

Uber and the Great Taxicab Collapse

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