Tauquir Shayaan
Baumol’s Cost Disease Comes to Britain
Britain’s incoming Labour government faced a challenging start in July with news that independent pay review bodies recommended…
Taiwan is the Alternative, Not the CCP
Taiwan: A Beacon of Freedom and Success in Asia Last month, I had the privilege of visiting Taiwan…
Notes on Hayek’s “The Use of Knowledge in Society”
But then Hayek offers a solution in Section V, second paragraph: The problem, which we meet here for…
The Myth of the Lacking “State Capacity”
State capacity has become a popular concept in economic literature, particularly when discussing the perceived inefficiency of today's…
Conor Sen on Fed policy
Matt Yglesias recently shared a thought-provoking tweet by Conor Sen regarding the necessity of further rate cuts. While…
NBA Players’ Average Height and Canada’s Fall in Real GDP Per Capita
The Golden State Warriors are known for their towering height, but if I were to walk into a…
Bad Economics in Fiction, Star Trek edition
The Flawed Economics of Star Trek's Ferengi Rules of Acquisition When it comes to using fiction to convey…
The Wrong Road to Freedom
Stiglitz’s argument that economic concentration in the late 19th century necessitated government intervention to prevent monopolies is therefore…
Capitalism, Corruption, and the Ugly Pig
Ruchir Sharma’s book, "What Went Wrong with Capitalism?" delves deep into the issues plaguing the capitalist system and…
Can We Morally Assess Business?
Businesses are often portrayed in a negative light, with accusations of greed, selfishness, and immorality being common in…
Beware of Economic Misconceptions – Econlib
Economist Herbert Stein, reflecting on his time in the Nixon Administration, highlighted two key lessons he had learned.…
Reclaiming Tribalism (with Michael Morris)
The South Korean soccer team was not doing well, and the country was desperate for a win on…
My Weekly Reading for October 6, 2024
Fiona Harrigan, a well-respected writer for Reason, recently discussed a bill that had both positive and negative implications…
The Dictator’s Incentives and Trade-Offs
The recent story in the Wall Street Journal sheds light on the challenges and complexities faced by dictators,…
Bella and Brutto are Different: A Lesson in Comparative Advantage
As we enter the Fall semester, a multitude of students will embark on their first economics course, delving…