More Sex is Safer Sex and Other Surprises – Steven E. Landsburg
08 Mar 2020 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of education, economics of information, economics of media and culture, economics of regulation, economics of religion, health economics, labour economics, law and economics, Public Choice, public economics Tags: offsetting behaviour, The fatal conceit, unintended consequences
Equal opportunity programs are the real driver of the academic gender wage gap
23 Feb 2020 Leave a comment
in discrimination, economics of bureaucracy, economics of education, gender, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, managerial economics, occupational choice, organisational economics, personnel economics, Public Choice Tags: affirmative action, gender wage gap, unintended consequences

A fair summary by Dube; note repeated reference to modest increases. This can be offset by diluting service quality and staffing levels and hours such as in old age care studies
23 Feb 2020 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, labour economics, minimum wage Tags: offsetting behaviour, The fatal conceit, unintended consequences

#endcoal #endoil but gas has lower emissions and is far cheaper now because of fracking @Greenpeace @Greens @NZGreens #globalwarming #climateemergency
23 Feb 2020 Leave a comment

.@Fightfor15 @AOC @BernieSanders @SenWarren
12 Feb 2020 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of regulation, income redistribution, industrial organisation, labour economics, labour supply, managerial economics, minimum wage, organisational economics, personnel economics, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking, survivor principle, theory of the firm Tags: offsetting behaviour, The fatal conceit, unintended consequences

In California, Protecting Workers Means Outlawing Their Jobs
06 Feb 2020 Leave a comment
in economics of regulation, industrial organisation, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, occupational choice, occupational regulation, politics - USA, poverty and inequality, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking, survivor principle, theory of the firm, unions Tags: employment law, offsetting behaviour, The fatal conceit, unintended consequences
#MedicareForAll @AOC @BernieSanders @SenWarren
31 Jan 2020 Leave a comment
in economics of regulation, health economics, income redistribution, industrial organisation, politics - USA, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking Tags: 2020 presidential election, Canada, health insurance, offsetting behaviour, The fatal conceit, unintended consequences

Do gender equality policies drive the academic gender pay gap? @moturesearch @women_nz
23 Jan 2020 Leave a comment
in discrimination, economics of education, gender, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, managerial economics, occupational choice, organisational economics, personnel economics, politics - USA Tags: gender wage gap, unintended consequences

Rent Control Does Not Make Housing More Affordable
09 Jan 2020 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, economics of bureaucracy, economics of education, income redistribution, industrial organisation, law and economics, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking, urban economics Tags: offsetting behaviour, rent control, The fatal conceit, unintended consequences





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