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By Pete Boettke
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Peter Leeson Wins Prize
By Pete Boettke
Co-blogger, Pete Leeson, has been awarded the thirteenth $10,000 award from The Fund for the Study of Spontaneous Orders for his research on real world examples of private property anarchism…
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Rizzo and Thaler on libertarian paternalism
By Pete Boettke
Wall Street Journal blog has Mario Rizzo and Richard Thaler discussing the policy implications of behavioral economics and new paternalism.
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The Amplification Effect
By Pete Boettke
Nabamita Dutta and I have a new working paper that explores foreign aid's impact on recipient countries' political institutions. The paper is entitled, "The Amplification Effect: Foreign Aid's Impact on…
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Vernon Smith is optimisitc
By Pete Boettke
The other brilliant Smith, not Adam Smith, but Vernon Smith, is optimistic that the gains from trade will prevail over government stupidity in the coming years. Subscription is required at…
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Another Fine Mess You Got Us Into!
By Pete Boettke
Well it turns out this is a misquote of Laurel and Hardy, but it is accurate when applied to government intervention in the financial sector. Christopher Westley has a nice…
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Who’s Your Daddy?
By Pete Boettke
Mario Rizzo goes Hollywood? Not really, but he is getting increased attention from the media. The Economist blog has caught on to his excellent work critical of the arguments for…
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Russ Roberts on the Use of Knowledge
By Pete Boettke
Russ Roberts at Cafe Hayek has a nice discussion of the use of knowledge in society and its continuing relevance as also discussed at EconTalk.
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Basketball Update — U16 Fairfax Stars
By Pete Boettke
As anyone who has visited this page, or my personal homepage, will learn quickly that I spend a lot of time with basketball. In addition to being a fan and…
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Russ Sobel has skills
By Pete Boettke
Check out this TV interview with Russ Sobel on his work dealing with unleashing capitalism in West Virginia. As we say in hoop speak, Sobel has skills. Pointer from Bob…
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THE DISTINCTION
By Pete Boettke
Read more from Dan Klein on the importance of the distinction between voluntary and coercive action.