Continued from Part 1. In contrast, societies where men are in short supply often tend towards permissiveness and lower levels … Continue reading “The history of dating – ‘It’s the economy, stupid!’ (Part 2)”

In 1992, the economist Gary Becker received the Nobel Prize for extending economic analysis to spheres of human behaviour previously … Continue reading “The history of dating – ‘it’s the economy, stupid’ (Part 1)”

Despite the fact that there is little evidence for this proposition, it is widely held that deregulation of financial markets … Continue reading “Must financial regulation always come from the state?”

Continued from part 1 (here).  In 1789 France was a rural country with 55% of the population dependent directly or … Continue reading “Assessing the economic legacy of the French Revolution (Part 2)”

The ‘success’ of the French Revolution has typically divided historians. Yet when invited to comment on the bicentenary of the … Continue reading “Assessing the economic legacy of the French Revolution (Part 1)”

On social media, I frequently mock socialists for their refusal to accept any responsibility for real-world approximations of their ideas. … Continue reading “Socialism – debunking the “Good idea, badly done” meme”

Deirdre McCloskey, Author of The Bourgeois Era series, speaks to ieaTV about inequality, the amazing growth in the wealth of … Continue reading “Deirdre McCloskey on the Great Enrichment”

Professor John B. Taylor, Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics at Stanford University and the George P. Shultz Senior Fellow … Continue reading “2014 Hayek Memorial Lecture – Prof. John Taylor”

An interview with Professor John B Taylor, Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics at Stanford University and the George P. … Continue reading “Interview with Professor John Taylor”