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By Pete Boettke
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Plus Ça Change, Plus C’est Pareil…
By Pete Boettke
The Economist this week has two papers (see here and here) on the current protests in France against the new labor bill (called le contrat première embauche). The new law…
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Are You Ready for Some Basketball …
By Pete Boettke
As anyone near a TV or in an office pool knows, George Mason University defeated University of North Carolina (the defending National Champions) yesterday 65-60. Coach Jim Larranaga has built…
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What Does It Take to Get Into GMU’s Econ PhD Program?
By Pete Boettke
Over at Steve Levitt's blog there is a debate raging on whether or not Steve Levitt could get into a top PhD program today. He argues that he probably would…
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Sachs is at it again
By Pete Boettke
Jeffrey Sachs, author of The End of Poverty, has obtained rock-star status for an economist. This a status he achieved before he was 30 and it has continued. In 1989,…
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The Review of Austrian Economics – 19(1)
By Pete Boettke
Be sure to check out the latest issue of The Review of Austrian Economics. Highlights include Roger Garrison's 2004 Society for the Development of Austrian Economics Presidential Address, "From Keynes…
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James Buchanan the Great
By Pete Boettke
Last week I attended the week-long seminar of Professor James Buchanan at The Center for the Study of Public Choice at George Mason University (see here). Buchanan does not teach…
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Stupid in Africa!
By Pete Boettke
One of my favorite books in recent years is Richard Epstein's IEA Free Markets Under Siege: Cartels, Politics and Social Welfare. Epstein's draws on his deep knowledge of politics, history,…
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Is the Entrepreneur Really Returning?
By Pete Boettke
As Chris Coyne pointed out (here), The Economist has an article this week on the return of the entrepreneur. I like the article’s title—Searching for the Invisible Man—not only because…
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“Stupid in America”
By Pete Boettke
John Stossel's latest investigative report, "Stupid in America," is available online. The piece highlights many of the problems with America's public school system including government restrictions on choice and the…
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The Return of the Entrepreneur
By Pete Boettke
This week's Economist has a short piece, "Searching for the invisible man: Economics rediscovers the entrepreneur." Kirzner gets a passing mention but the main focus of the piece is on…