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Coordination Problem
By Pete Boettke
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Coordination Problem
Successful Transitions: Individuals, Organizations and Societies
By Pete Boettke
This week I had the great opportunity to do an interview for a TV documentary on the calling of the entrepreneur on Monday, and to visit Wichita, KS and speak…
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Weathering Corruption
By Pete Boettke
Could bad weather be responsible for corruption in the U.S.? In a new paper, Russ Sobel and I provide evidence that the answer is 'yes' and explain why. Check it…
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A Billion Here and a Billion There, and Pretty Soon You Are Spending Real Money
By Pete Boettke
On Wednesday newspapers across the US were filled with reports of a government audit which showed that an estimated $1.4 billion in FEMA emergency funds for Katrina and Rita was…
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A New Exposition of a Powerful Theory: Israel Kirzner’s Latest Paper on Entrepreneurship
By Pete Boettke
The fans of Israel Kirzner out there have reasons to rejoice. Israel Kirzner and I collaborated on the publication of a new piece: “The Nature and Role of Entrepreneurship in…
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A Nation in Debt
By Pete Boettke
In 1986 I worked with Rich Fink and Jack High to put together an edited book dealing with the public debt crisis in the US. Jerry Ellig and I have…
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Why Have Kiwis Not Become Tigers?
By Pete Boettke
I know I have been promoting my publications quite a lot lately, but I must tell you about this new one (there is actually one more coming soon). Today the…
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The Ups and Downs of Athletic Endeavors
By Pete Boettke
Today Rafael Nadal won his 60th consecutive clay court tennis match and in so doing stopped Roger Federer from achieving his goal winning four consecutive Grand Slam tournaments in tennis.…
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What does IKEA have to do with the law of association?
By Pete Boettke
When people ask me what Mises's greatest contribution to social theory was I ultimately pinpoint his work on the Law of Association. Mises generalized Ricardo's law of comparative advantage into…
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Efficient Anarchy
By Pete Boettke
I have a new paper forthcoming in Public Choice entitled, "Efficient Anarchy." You can view it here. Here is the abstract: Can anarchy be efficient? This paper argues that for…
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The Laws of Lawlessness
By Pete Boettke
I have a new paper on anarchy, available here. Here is the abstract: Can anarchy produce social order? When government is absent widespread violence and banditry threatens to plunge society…