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By Pete Boettke
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Coordination Problem
The Firm in a Free Society
By Pete Boettke
In January I will be attending a conference on the firm. The core readings will include Richard Adelstein's RAE article on knowledge and power in the firm, and Richard Langlois's…
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The Scholar as Hero: The Case of Robert Conquest
By Pete Boettke
Austrian economists in the post-WWII intellectual culture they inhabit tend to emphasize the courage of Mises and Hayek in resisting the intellectual and scientific trends of their times and offering…
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Simeon Djankov and the Doing Business Database
By Pete Boettke
Last Monday, I went to a presentation by Simeon Djankov (see photo) on Doing Business 2006 at the Cato Institute (you can watch the event here). I am big fan…
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The French Riots Explained…
By Pete Boettke
I found it on the net a few days ago, but forgot to save the link and can't find it anymore. Apologies to the author.
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After the Nordic, the Teutonic
By Pete Boettke
As I discussed earlier in a post on the MMP system in Germany and New Zealand, the recent election in Germany has delivered a difficult situation (see also here). Last…
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Scandinavian Economies and Corporate Tax
By Pete Boettke
Following my post on Sweden, someone commented that another reason why Scandinavian economies fare well compared to some of their European counterparts is because of their low corporate marginal tax…
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Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss?
By Pete Boettke
I just returned from the Southern Economic Association meetings. I have not missed a SEA meeting in close to two decades. The wow factor is rarely there, but there is…
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On Microfinance Again
By Pete Boettke
Two weeks ago, The Economist published a special survey on microfinance (MF). I also recommend the audio discussion with Tom Easton, New York Bureau Chief of The Economist. While no…
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A Dictator’s Dilemma — at least one of them
By Pete Boettke
Writing in Knowledge and Decisions (1980, p. 132), Thomas Sowell argued that "The incumbant leader of the Soviet Union at any given time could make himself more popular by liberalizing…
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Andrei the Great
By Pete Boettke
Bob Subrick at the Stationary Bandit reports on the new study which tracks the most cited economists over the past 10 years (1995-2005). Andrei Shleifer tops the list with roughly…