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By Pete Boettke
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Warm Winter and Oil Consumption
By Pete Boettke
I have been wondering if the increase in temperature that we have experienced in many parts of the Northern hemisphere these past few weeks has had any impact on global…
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The Debate on the Minimum Wage is Back Again
By Pete Boettke
With the Democrats in Congress, an increase in the federal minimum wage is on the table. The Christian Science Monitor has recently published two articles on the subject (see here…
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Private Law Enforcement in the US
By Pete Boettke
A recent article in the Washington Post reports the growth of private law enforcement in the US. It gives examples from the States of North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and the…
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Regime Uncertainty and the US economy
By Pete Boettke
Tyler Cowen over at Marginal Revolution enters the conversation initiated by Brad de Long's comment concerning the New Deal and the Depression. It seems that de Long operates under the…
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Recommended Articles in the Holiday Issue of The Economist
By Pete Boettke
Take a look at Honour Among Them, which explains how the Pushtuns’ ancient tribal code may make it difficult to drive away Islamist militancy in Afghanistan. See especially the issue…
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Non à 2007!
By Pete Boettke
Some protesters in France parodied a march against the New Year… The goal was to declare a “moratorium on the future”… see here.
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Scale, Scope and the Question of the Fiscal Dimension (and of the Extent of our Morals)
By Pete Boettke
Tyler Cowen discusses the question of whether or not we can just scale up Denmark. Denmark's social welfare state seems to work reasonably well, the argument goes, so why cannot…
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Best Wishes for 2007
By Pete Boettke
Happy New Year to everyone who stops by The Austrian Economists and Best Wishes for a Joyful and Productive 2007. For the aspiring economists among you, I hope your studies…
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Two Recommended Websites for Holiday Reading
By Pete Boettke
If you don’t know them already, check out these two sites while you have time during the holiday: Curtis Melvin and his North Korean Economy Watch and Rudolph J. Rummel’s…
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Capitalism and the Media, French Style
By Pete Boettke
The French left-leaning newspaper Libération (also known as Libé) has been in financial trouble for a long time. Since its founding in 1973, the newspaper has gone through many financial…