Tauquir Shayaan
Acemoglu and Robinson Basically Ignored Adam Smith
A Fresh Perspective on the Nobel Prize Winners in Economics Upon reading the insightful op/ed in the Wall…
Why DON’T We Talk About Bruno?
Bruno Leoni: The Forgotten Political Philosopher Who Shaped Modern Liberal Scholarship How much do you know about Bruno…
EconLog Price Theory Problems: Electric Vehicles
Price Theory Problem: Impact of Electric Vehicles on Oil Prices [Editor’s note: Welcome to the second installment of…
The Benevolence of Market Exchange – Smith vs Daggett
Understanding Benevolence and Self-Interest in Market Exchanges In his book Living Together, David Schmidtz sheds light on a…
U.S. Politicians Push for Ukraine to Reduce Freedom Further
US Pressure on Ukraine to Lower Draft Age Sparks Controversy A recent statement from a Ukrainian official has…
War and the Economic Concept of Substitution
Substitution plays a crucial role in economics, whether it involves consumers, producers, or even government entities like the…
Henderson on the Latest Nobel Prize in Economics
A Nobel Prize in Economics for the ‘Inclusive’ Free Market Every year on Columbus Day, I eagerly await…
Are Sex Workers Necessarily Engaged in Trafficking?
Sex trafficking is a serious issue that many people are trained to spot and report. However, there is…
A Societal Nobel Prize in Economics
In a recent announcement by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics was…
The Economic Impact of Superstars
The economic impact of superstars like Taylor Swift and Shohei Ohtani is a topic of discussion in a…
California Bureaucrat Says the Quiet Part Out Loud
The California Coastal Commission recently made a controversial decision to reject the Air Force's plan to allow SpaceX…
Misinformation and the Three Languages of Politics (with Arnold Kling)
But, my perspective would be that it's better to let those ideas be out there and let them…
Is AI Dumber than a Cat? Some Related Points
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been a topic of much discussion and debate in recent years. Some have proposed…
Hayek’s Nobel at 50 – Econlib
The anticipation is building as we await the announcement of the Nobel Prize in Economic Science tomorrow. This…
My Weekly Reading for October 13, 2024
Irwin Collier, a prominent figure in the field of Economics, shared an intriguing excerpt from a letter written…