Entrepreneurship: A Fading Virtue
Ever since the dawn of humanity people have pondered how to best organize themselves to progress society. Should we listen to the wisdom of village elders?
Tags: economics
Stop The Cartoonish Excuses For Covid Restrictions
Although I enjoyed the study of economics much more than I enjoyed the study of law, I’ve always been happy with my decision to earn a law degree on top…
What Trash Can Teach Us About Economics
My trash collection experience has substantially improved since I moved to a neighborhood with private garbage collection.
Lacalle: MMT Is Fake Economics
First, it is untrue. A report by David Beers at the Bank Of Canada has identified 27 sovereigns involved in local currency defaults between 1960 and 2016 (database here).
Minimum Wages Had a Eugenic Intent
All this talk of a $15 national minimum wage prompted me to revisit the standard textbook on economics of the US Progressive Era.
Carl Menger and the Sesquicentennial Founding of the Austrian School
There are few works in the history of economics that may be truly considered “revolutionary” and “path-breaking,” in its starting premises, its logic, and its implications.
The Summer Slowdown Collides With The Summers Acceleration Theory
You’d think Larry Summers would know better. Not that he stepped in it, again, but rather why he did this particular time.
Moving The Bird Back Into Its (Old) Cage
The number illusion is a logical fallacy of sorts, an appeal to the authority of what looks like objectivity. You can’t argue with math.
The Devastating Economic Impact of Covid-19 Shutdowns
The American Institute for Economic Research has been at the forefront of investigations into the social, economic and medical impacts of the Coronvirus, and the affects that the resultant government…
Lack of international cooperation will hinder economic recovery
The years after the 2007-09 global financial crisis were characterised by an orgy of rule-making by financial regulators around the world to address the weaknesses exposed by the upheavals.