Category:Economics
The real effects of good intentions
November 28, 2017 | Post
On the first day of my economics classes, I tell my students that if they saw my paychecks that they would realize the school is exploiting me.
There’s No Such Thing As An Unregulated Market
November 16, 2017 | Video
We all want the safety and dependable quality that “regulation” is supposed to provide. Government can provide it to some extent, but markets can do it better, if we let them. Howard Baetjer of Towson University explains.
Economic Freedom by the Numbers
October 30, 2017 | Video
What’s the evidence that economic freedom is beneficial for society? Prof. Antony Davies shows charts of the free market’s effects on unemployment, inequality, poverty, and even child labor.
College and Housing Bubbles
October 23, 2017 | Video
Remember the mid-2000s housing crash that wiped out homeowners? Well, there’s another bubble getting ready to pop, and this one’s in student debt. Prof. Antony Davies explains.
10 Myths About Government Debt
October 16, 2017 | Video
Myth 1 is that the government owes “only” $20 trillion. (In reality, it’s much more.) But luckily, Myth 10 is that there’s no way to fix this problem…
Public Choice Theory: Why Government Often Fails
October 9, 2017 | Video
Governments don’t work the way most people think they do. Public choice theory explores how voters, politicians, and bureaucrats actually make decisions. Prof. Antony Davies explains.