David Friedman Talk on how libertarians can be politically successful

30 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, David Friedman, economic history, economics of information, economics of regulation, environmental economics, history of economic thought, law and economics, liberalism, libertarianism, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice, public economics Tags: , , ,

Would the Reformation pass muster under today’s hate speech codes

30 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

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@NYTimes: A Black Professor Says in 1970 on affirmative action at elite universities

27 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in discrimination, economic history, economics of education, labour economics, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: , , ,

From https://nyti.ms/1kV3kvb

If you love nature, move to the city @NZGreens @Greens @Greenpeace

27 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in comparative institutional analysis, environmental economics, environmentalism, law and economics Tags: , , ,

From http://archive.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2011/02/10/if_you_love_nature_move_to_the_city/

Norwegians are a bunch of nosey parkers @women_nz @NZHumanRights @EricCrampton

24 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of information, economics of media and culture, labour economics, poverty and inequality Tags: , ,

From https://qz.com/work/1610737/why-pay-transparency-isnt-necessarily-a-good-idea/

Even small minimum wage increase have ambiguous employment effects under monopsonistic competition

16 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, industrial organisation, labour economics, labour supply, minimum wage, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, survivor principle Tags: , ,

McCloskey on the minimum wage and labour productivity

15 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, labour economics, minimum wage Tags: , ,

Marijuana prohibition is racist and criminal, harms kids, and ruins lives | Johann Hari @nzdrug

10 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in comparative institutional analysis, economic history, economics of crime, health economics, industrial organisation, law and economics, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: ,

Car is now a 3 seater. Must store in back seat so I can see if stockpile has ran out under @EugenieSage’s #plasticbagfascism

05 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in politics - New Zealand Tags: , , ,

Richard Epstein |2003 Reflects on Anti-Discrimination Laws Since His Book Forbidden Grounds

01 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in comparative institutional analysis, discrimination, economic history, gender, human capital, industrial organisation, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, managerial economics, occupational choice, organisational economics, personnel economics, poverty and inequality, property rights, Richard Epstein Tags: , , , , , ,

Unintended consequences of @eugeniesage’s #plasticbagfascism

01 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of regulation, environmental economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: , , ,

The environmental curse of @eugeniesage’s #plasticbagfascism

01 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of regulation, environmental economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: , , ,

What role empathy in public policy making?

01 May 2019 Leave a comment

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Some advice to @NZFamilyFirst on @nzdrug @_chloeswarbrick’s efforts to legalise and regulate marijuana

28 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of crime, law and economics, politics - New Zealand Tags: , , , , ,

5 Reasons Why We Need Hate Speech (and a better appreciation of commas) @nzfreespeech

28 Apr 2019 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of crime, law and economics, liberalism, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: , , ,

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