
Stigler explains how intellectuals and consultants ply their policy trade honestly
28 Jun 2018 Leave a comment
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

P.T. Bauer agrees with George Stigler on the demand and supply for economic advice
27 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, George Stigler, P.T. Bauer Tags: consultants

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Who profits from #climatechange alarmism #COP21 and #roadtoparis
23 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, environmental economics, environmentalism, global warming, labour economics, occupational choice, personnel economics, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: bribery and corruption, conjecture and refutation, consultants, green hypocrisy, green rent seeking, Left-wing hypocrisy, public intellectuals
https://twitter.com/RogerAPielkeSr/status/627888796562927616/photo/1
A schematic of climate system from nap.edu/openbook.php?r… Changes are much more than changes in CO2 concentrations http://t.co/g8gs44UnN8—
Roger A. Pielke Sr (@RogerAPielkeSr) August 05, 2015
The key skill of consultants
04 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in labour economics, occupational choice, personnel economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: charlatans, consultants, market for experts
The essence of macroeconomic forecasting by consultants
24 May 2015 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, business cycles, econometerics, economic growth, economic history, economics of media and culture, macroeconomics Tags: consultants, efficient markets hypothesis, forecasting errors
The pretence to knowledge has a supply and a demand
01 May 2015 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, Austrian economics, F.A. Hayek, labour supply, occupational choice, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: consultants, rent seeking, The pretence to knowledge
The life of an economist. http://t.co/gvBLa9Tk3h—
Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) March 02, 2015
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