Celebrating humanity's flourishing through the spread of capitalism and the rule of law
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in applied price theory, economics of education, economics of information, human capital, James Buchanan, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice Tags: adverse selection, asymmetric information, College premium, signaling
The central thesis of my The Case Against Education is that actually-existing education is a terrible waste of taxpayer money. Since signaling, not building human capital, is the main function of education, the main effect of government subsidies is credential inflation. In economic jargon, my claim is that education has a low (indeed, negative) social…
Selfishly Speaking, Who Should Skip College?
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in development economics, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, growth miracles, law and economics, transport economics, urban economics Tags: adverse selection, asymmetric information, British politics, electric cars, moral hazard
By Paul Homewood h/t Patsy Lacey Owners of some of the latest Chinese electric cars to enter Britain are facing expensive premiums and in some cases are ‘almost uninsurable’ for drivers. It comes after various reports of Range Rover owners struggling to find affordable cover for their vehicles, which is linked […]
Some Chinese electric cars are ‘almost uninsurable’ in Britain
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in applied price theory, economics of information, entrepreneurship, health economics Tags: adverse selection, health insurance, moral hazard, screening, self-selection, signaling
Genetic testing identifies disease risk, enabling individuals to dodge environmental triggers, optimize treatments, and improve planning. Yet, the fear of increased insurance premiums deters many from undergoing tests. Genetic testing offers societal benefits but also presents significant distributional challenges. To address this, my 1994 paper proposed the idea of genetic insurance. For a small fee […]
Genetic Insurance
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in labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, unemployment Tags: adverse selection, asymmetric information, moral hazard, screening, self-selection, signaling
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in applied price theory, economics of crime, economics of information, law and economics Tags: adverse selection, asymmetric information, game theory, screening, self-selection
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in applied price theory, economics of education, economics of information, human capital, labour economics, labour supply Tags: adverse selection, asymmetric information, signalling
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in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, economics of education, economics of information, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, personnel economics Tags: adverse selection, asymmetric information, screening, signaling
06 Jun 2021 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, Armen Alchian, comparative institutional analysis, economics of information, financial economics, history of economic thought, industrial organisation, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, managerial economics, market efficiency, organisational economics, personnel economics, property rights, Ronald Coase, survivor principle, theory of the firm Tags: adverse selection, asymmetric information, incentive compatibility, moral hazard
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in applied price theory, economics of bureaucracy, economics of information, health economics, industrial organisation, managerial economics, organisational economics, personnel economics, politics - USA, Public Choice, theory of the firm Tags: adverse selection, asymmetric information, health insurance, moral hazard, self-selection
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in applied price theory, discrimination, economics of crime, economics of education, economics of information, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, politics - USA, poverty and inequality Tags: adverse selection, asymmetric information, racial discrimination, statistical discrimination
Lang and Lehmann 2005, JEL
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in economics of education, economics of information, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, personnel economics Tags: adverse selection, asymmetric information, moral hazard, screening, signaling
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in comparative institutional analysis, economics of education, economics of information, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice Tags: adverse selection, asymmetric information, signaling and screening
18 Mar 2020 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, economics of education, economics of information, history of economic thought, human capital, income redistribution, industrial organisation, labour economics, labour supply, managerial economics, occupational choice, organisational economics, personnel economics, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking, survivor principle Tags: adverse selection, asymmetric information, College premium, graduate premium, screening, self-selection, signaling
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