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6 Dec 2010, 10:22 am
My principal (as a matter of fact my sole) authority for this proposition (though some of Gary Becker’s work also comes to mind) is the magnificent classic article by Armen Alchian, Uncertainty, Evolution, and Economic Theory, 58 JPE 211 (1950). [read post]
26 Nov 2010, 10:35 am
Nobel Laureate economist Gary Becker’s decision tree (HT: Freakonomics, from the new illustrated SuperFreakonomics): Filed under: economics [read post]
7 Nov 2010, 6:45 pm
Finally, the "Commentary" section links to the following blogs: Antitrust & Competition (Daniel Sokol), Antitrust Lawyer Blog, Antitrust Today, Becker-Posner Blog (U of C’s Gary Becker & Richard Posner). [read post]
7 Nov 2010, 11:17 am
Not only revived, but presented by its supporters, including President Obama, as what all economists believed in—a claim that provoked a newspaper ad signed by a large number who didn't.The truth is that, as Gary Becker puts it in a recent blog post, "The unpleasant fact we economists have to face is that there is not strong evidence on the actual effects of governmental spending on employment and GDP. [read post]
15 Oct 2010, 12:45 pm
We will present the theory as defended by Gary Becker, Richard Posner and James Coleman (as well as others) at the University of Chicago from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s, we will discuss its epistemological assumptions and predictions and we will also examine the most important arguments against it. [read post]
29 Sep 2010, 7:13 am
And now, some links: Gary Becker on China (WSJ) and, separately, on Net Neutrality David Schleicher (GMU) on The City as a Law and Economics Subject (a very good paper) Scott Masten on tenure (Organizations and Markets) Behavioral economic pricing of hotdogs … or maybe just a mistake (Freakonomics) The Nobel Prize pool is up and running … Filed under: antitrust, behavioral economics, economics, federal trade commission, law and economics, monopolization [read post]
29 Sep 2010, 6:00 am
Daniel Sokol Gary S. [read post]
29 Sep 2010, 6:00 am
Daniel Sokol Gary S. [read post]
23 Aug 2010, 5:31 am
Lawyers know squat-diddley about marketing; really we don't understand the concept. [read post]
18 Jul 2010, 11:42 am
For the success of the religion, he points to Gary Becker’s competition account: The most fashionable theory regarding religious success at the moment comes from economics, drawing on approaches developed by the University of Chicago’s Gary Becker. [read post]
15 Jul 2010, 2:39 pm
Last week we put up a post commenting on something that we thought was wrong with New Jersey law. [read post]
12 Jul 2010, 1:03 pm
Increasingly, the notion that updating antitrust policy with the insights of behavioral economics would significantly improve matters for consumers. [read post]
6 Jul 2010, 6:44 am
Gary BeckerRichard PosnerThe Becker-Posner Bloghttp://www.becker-posner-blog.com/index.html3. [read post]
29 Jun 2010, 6:19 am
Its past presidents includes Nobel Laureates James Heckman (2007), Clive Granger (2003), Oliver Williamson (2000), Gary Becker (1997), Milton Friedman (1985), James Buchanan (1984), Kenneth Arrow (1981) and Douglass North (1976). [read post]
23 Jun 2010, 11:25 am
Gary Becker, the Nobel Prize winning economist from the University of Chicago (go Maroons!) [read post]
17 Jun 2010, 6:45 am
Nobel Laureate and economist Gary Becker, who regularly regularly blogs on immigration with Judge Richard Posner, today will deliver the annual memorial Hayek Lecture in London. [read post]
8 Jun 2010, 1:38 am
See legislative scandals.(2010)[201] Wisconsin Gary Becker (D) Mayor of Racine, Wisconsin, charged with five child-sex felonies after being arrested by the FBI at a mall trying to meet a 14-year-old girl (January 16, 2009).[235] 2000-2008 NationalJohn Edwards (D-NC) US Senator and former 2008 presidential primary contender, positioned himself as an honest, family values candidate. [read post]
14 May 2010, 9:24 am
., Nudge, Predictably Irrational), I suggest you listen to the interview and then read the article "Nudge Nudge, Wink Wink" (The Weekly Standard).Article excerpt:Asked about behavioral economics in an interview recently, the neoclassical economist Gary Becker summed up his reservations. [read post]
9 May 2010, 11:57 pm
And I dropped Gary Becker's Microeconomics class the day before he won the Nobel, too. [read post]
4 May 2010, 5:46 pm
Gary Becker introduced the idea of a “taste” for discrimination some years ago in an attempt to explain the prevalence of discrimination even when such behavior seems patently irrational. [read post]
