Tag: economics
Reddit AMA with Professor Jeffrey Miron of Harvard University
August 4, 2017 | Post
Dr. Miron has written over 100 op-eds and several books, including Drug War Crimes: The Consequences of Prohibition (2004) and Libertarianism: from A to Z (2010).
Highlights from our Reddit AMA with Professor Michael Munger
July 18, 2017 | Post
Last week, Professor Michael Munger joined us on Reddit for an “Ask Me Anything” conversation as part of the Learn Liberty Reddit AMA Series. Dr. Munger is an esteemed Professor of Political Science, Economics, and Public Policy at Duke University. He has authored/co-authored 7 books and over 200 scholarly articles. A long-time friend of the Learn Liberty project, […]
Reddit AMA with Professor Michael Munger of Duke University
July 7, 2017 | Post
This Tuesday, the Learn Liberty Reddit AMA Series continues with Michael C. Munger, Professor of Political Science at Duke University. UPDATE: The AMA is now live! Prior to his tenure at Duke, where he chaired the Department of Political Science for 10 years before coming to serve as Director of Undergraduate Studies, Professor Munger has also taught at Dartmouth […]
Why my students dump their boyfriends (and girlfriends): The 3 most eye-opening ideas in economics
June 9, 2017 | Post
Every transaction has a cost. What should you do when it doesn’t have a benefit, too?
Lawnmowing licenses: Crony capitalism in action
June 6, 2017 | Post
This isn’t an accident. This is the purpose of these regulations — to protect established businesses from competition.
Flip or Flop? What home flipping shows don’t tell you
June 5, 2017 | Post
Shows like Flip or Flop make it look easy to turn huge profits from renovating a home. But don’t quit your day job just yet.
The economist’s real job: to save the public from itself
June 2, 2017 | Post
Economists have an important purpose, but they often fail to serve it.
How to make economics not boring
May 20, 2017 | Post
Wrestling with ethical issues can bring life to the economics classroom.
Best Selling Computer Game of All Time Teaches… Economics, Entrepreneurship, and Cooperation?
May 17, 2017 | Post
On the 8th anniversary of Minecraft’s launch, let’s take a moment to appreciate just how great it is.
Economist Jokes: A Typology
May 12, 2017 | Post
In which economist Michael Munger explains jokes, making them funnier. Seriously though, if you want to know why economist jokes exist, this is your jam.
Markets work with altruism, too
April 4, 2017 | Post
The market can route self-interest toward the common good. But the market channels altruism better than the state too.
Quietly creating freedom: Private communities and special economic zones
April 3, 2017 | Post
The astonishing growth in SEZs qualifies as a revolution of sorts, but not the usual, political kind.
Don't raise Uncle Sam's credit limit
April 2, 2017 | Post
Once again, the United States government is rapidly approaching a fiscal debt ceiling. After March 16, 2017, Uncle Sam is not legally allowed to borrow any more money to cover its budget deficits, unless Congress votes to raise the debt limit like it has every time in the past. Uncle Sam’s debt has been growing […]
Elinor Ostrom, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, and learning to see the women who have shaped the world
March 31, 2017 | Post
Well-behaved women seldom make history, but they should.
Emma Watson is right. Feminism is about choice.
March 30, 2017 | Post
Watson offered up a simple truism about feminism that is more powerful than it might sound: “Feminism is about giving women choice.”
Women work for equality — but these 3 policy ideas don’t
March 29, 2017 | Post
This Women’s History Month, let’s avoid the trap of looking at women’s equality as a problem that only politicians can solve.