Why Economists Tend to Oppose Gun Control Laws
After the shooting rampage at Virginia Tech, many well-intentioned people all over the country have been calling for increased gun control laws. However, economists tend to oppose gun control laws, since such laws generally pay no attention to ... [... more]
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Prohibition and the Economists
Since economists have been leading the battle against drug prohibition, most people would be surprised to learn that they played an important role in establishing and defending the alcohol prohibition of the 1920s. It is still an open question ... [... more]
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Where the Classical Economists Went Wrong
As I pointed out in my last column, the classical economists were not only advocates of the The same Hume who concluded that the absolute quantity of money is irrelevant in respect to individuals' wealth argues also "the increase of gold and ... [... more]
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Japanese Economics and Economists since 1945
 In this book, leading Japanese scholars present an objective study of Japanese economics since 1945, based on statistical data and analysis.In part one, the influence and impact of Japanese economics within the international academy is assessed. The book [... more]
$250.00
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EconoPower: How a New Generation of Economists is ...
Something to Think About: According to economist Mark Skousen, there is no way we should be bailing out the banks, automakers, or whoever. Things work better if you let things fail, and then let competition take over for a better future. Government [... more]
$24.95
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Top-Ten Economists: One View
Who were the century's most important economists? The following presents my own selection of the ten economists of the past hundred years who have had the greatest influence on policy. It has been a long century and these have been the economists ... [... more]
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Mises's Favorite Anglo-American Economists
Following the example and suggestions of his revered teacher Böhm-Bawerk, Mises also read widely and absorbed a myriad of influences from a diverse group of economists. Although unfailingly generous in his attribution of specific ideas and ... [... more]
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Economists for Bush?
A crucial part of a national political campaign involves enlisting economists to endorse the candidates' plan. Every four years, statements are circulated by the campaigns and economists are urged to sign up. Mises Institute adjunct scholar Mark ... [... more]
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The 'New Economists' and the Great Depression of the 1970s
During the 1960s when Keynesian economics came to truly dominant the economics profession, there was a large influx of these "new economists" into government. The disastrous results included the "keynesianisation" of the economy and [... more]
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Ten Great Economists
Originally published in 1952, this seminal work is reproduced here with a new introduction by Professor Mark Perlman, a well-known Schumpeterian scholar. Largely unavailable elsewhere, the essays, written between 1910 and 1950, were primarily [... more]
$63.95
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Origins of Law and Economics: The Economists' New ...
Book Description: In the 1830's, the "new science of law" aimed to explain the working rules of human society by using the methodologically individual terms of economic discourse. Practitioners were inclined to admit altruistic values, bounded [... more]
$45.00
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Game Theory for Applied Economists
Excellent!: I had heard of game theory but had never been exposed to what it actually was or how games were viewed, setup or resolved. This book was part of a PhD Micro course and I found it very readable. We actually used two books, this one and the [... more]
$55.00
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