G. Warren Nutter: Freedom in a revolutionary economy (1974)
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in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economic history, Public Choice
How much equity do banks voluntarily choose?
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The Reserve Bank Governor is proposing that banks should have to fund a much larger share of their balance sheet with equity rather than debt. So weak is our system that one unelected person – on this occasion, one without much specialist expertise – can, more less on a whim, compel bank shareholders to either put billions of dollars more into their businesses, or to markedly downsize those businesses (most probably some combination of the two). So long as the Governor jumps through the right procedural hoops, there are no appeals, and there is little formal public accountability. Perhaps political pressure will mount on the Bank? In these circumstances, one can only hope so.
Today I wanted to focus on a couple of strands in the arguments often used by academics and regulators to support the case for higher minimum capital requirements. (Upfront I should say…
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Naughty me for sharing @NZHerald’s ‘Please stop lying’: Meghan’s letter to father revealed on @Facebook with an obvious observation
11 Feb 2019 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture
Check out this story from the NZ Herald Android App
http://nzh.tw/12202544
Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying on sex, lies, and ideology
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Here we have Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying, a couple who were both biology professors at The Evergreen State College (TESC) but were driven out of that place by Authoritarian Leftists whose actions, among the students, bordered on thuggery. Since then they’ve been academic nomads, but have made several videos and podcasts about their experiences and about biology.
Here both Bret and Heather discuss a number of topics, most prominent the touchy issue of sex and gender. The discussion is good and well worth 26 minutes of your time, as it shows how you can be a progressive without having to distort biology or truckle to Blank Slateist ideologues.
The YouTube notes:
In this conversation with Rebel Wisdom’s David Fuller they explain how their experience at Evergreen has influenced their discussions of sex and gender. Heather and Bret will be appearing at the first ‘Rebel Wisdom Summit’ on May 12…
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What Knocked Over Uranus? And Two Other Mysteries
11 Feb 2019 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture Tags: space
Stalemate in China, Bombs over Finland – WW2 – 024 – February 9 1940
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in defence economics, war and peace Tags: World War II
Caplan/Boettke Debate Austrian Economics 4/13
10 Feb 2019 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, Austrian economics, development economics, economic history, economics of information, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, F.A. Hayek, growth disasters, history of economic thought, industrial organisation, labour economics, law and economics, Marxist economics, property rights, survivor principle
Caplan-Boettke Debate 3/13
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in Austrian economics, economics of information, industrial organisation, international economics, Public Choice, survivor principle Tags: anti-foreign bias, anti-market bias, free trade
Caplan and Boettke Debate Austrian Economics 2/13
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in Austrian economics, economics of information, entrepreneurship, job search and matching
Caplan and Boettke debate Austrian Economics 1/13
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in applied price theory, Austrian economics, economics of information
Wind Power – More Wind Power, Higher Prices, More Blackouts
10 Feb 2019 1 Comment
in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, politics - Australia Tags: solar power, wind power
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