Economists

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
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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
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Economists for Bush?

A crucial part of a national political campaign involves enlisting economists to endorse the candidates' plan. Every
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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The Classical Economists Revisited

The phrase tour de force is overused, but this is a work that clearly merits it. There is no greater living authority
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The Games Economists Play

In a previous article, I criticized Hal Varian's (orthodox) description of the current state of game theory. You see,
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Economists for Sale

A mathematician and an economist were asked, "What is the sum of two plus two?" The mathematician immediately
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