A response to Bryan Caplan
Bryan Caplan of George Mason University has written a thoughtful review of my Cartoon Introduction to Economics, so I want to offer a response, starting [...]
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Cheap Mobile Calls, Even Overseas. The First Senator From the Tea Party? Southern Schools Mark Two Majorities: majority minority, majority poor. Jean Carroll, 98, Is [...]
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I went and saw Avatar in 3D this week. Surprise: I liked it! Even more suprising: The 3D glasses worked! (This is surprising because as [...]
My review of The Yes Men Save the World
Here's my review of The Yes Men Save the World, published in YES Magazine, Nov 10 2009. Apparently I can connect anything to carbon pricing [...]
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Me on NPR, Dec 14 2009: Reviewing Financial Fixes In 2009. (Start at 0:30.) Did You Hear the One About the Former Scientist? Competition from [...]
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Cap and Fade by James Hansen. Paul Krugman's critique here, including a good explanation of the fundamental similarities between carbon taxes and cap-and-trade systems. See [...]
My new paper with Elaina Rose on economics education
Update Dec 17 2011: The paper was eventually published in the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (79: 318-327, 2011) and featured in the NY [...]
Readings for Friday Dec 11
The Copenhagen climate conference is happening this week and next, so let's talk about some of the relevant economics. (We'll do more of this after [...]
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'Fourteen days to seal history's judgment on this generation' This editorial calling for action from world leaders on climate change is published today by 56 [...]
On “The Story of Cap and Trade”
There's a new video out that criticizes cap-and-trade. Overall, I'd give it a "C". Here's why: The good The dangers of promising something for nothing. [...]