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On Beating Dead Horses
By Pete Boettke
Frederic Sautet and I will offer a detailed comment on the recent controversy over Pete Leeson and Dan Klein's posts on Austrian vices. But I couldn't resist listing a few…
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New Paper on Democratic Failure
By Pete Boettke
Russ Sobel and I have a new paper on democratic failure, "Race, Politics, and Punishment: Democratic Failure in the New Orleans Mayoral Election." To download the paper, click here. Here's…
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Austrian Vice # 11
By Pete Boettke
First, let me say that I greatly appreciate everyone's comments on my Austrian vices post (even you, Pearl). I am delighted that it provoked interest. Although I have not responded…
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Dan Klein on Austrian Vices
By Pete Boettke
Peter Leeson's post 10 Austrian Vices and How to Avoid Them has revived an old debate that exists at GMU. Professor Dan Klein (guest blogger) offers below further reflections on…
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10 Austrian Vices and How to Avoid Them
By Pete Boettke
Tonight I discussed with some young Austrian students what I believe are the greatest "Austrian vices." These vices are "bad habits" I have noticed many Austrians--myself included--tend toward. To avoid…
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Biotech Clusters in Practice
By Pete Boettke
A few days ago I met an old friend of mine who is the CEO of a small (40 people) biotech company in Boston. The company is privately held, runs…
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Quote of the Day “Judas was the first Catholic who
By Pete Boettke
Quote of the Day “Judas was the first Catholic who accepted a government grant.” —Peter Kreeft Posted by Frederic Sautet on March 23, 2007 at 01:25 PM | Permalink |
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Links of Interest on WIPO, Global Warming, and Lord George
By Pete Boettke
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Patent Cooperation Treaty has seen a record of 145,300 patent applications filed in 2006. The US, Japan, Germany, South Korea, and France take the…
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Property Rights, Wildlife, and Business in Namibia: A Success Story
By Pete Boettke
I am very pleased to announce another excellent paper in the Mercatus Policy Series. Karol Boudreaux recently finished a policy piece based on her work in Namibia (see here). She…
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When Politics and Economics Meet
By Pete Boettke
If you read Axel Leijonhufvud's classic satire on the economics profession -- Life Among the Econ --- you will notice that circa the late 1960s, early 1970s that the field…