There exists a modest but steadily growing literature on the economics of science. Much of it concerns the funding of research and the reaping of societal benefits therefrom, but one also sees increasing interest
Do we now have the Third Culture that C. P. Snow saw coming to life? It would appear so.
In his recent Mises Daily, Dave Albin admirably elucidates th
The corn, sugar, and ethanol industries in the US are all part of a complex system of government subsidies and other favors, writes Dave Albin.
Labor unions work to prevent increases in the productivity of workers, which is ultimately the only way to increase real wages, writes George Reism
Kevin Carson’s New Book Studies in Mutualist Political Economy centers on the incredible claim, self-contradictory on its face, that
Austrian insights are useful for not only interpreting recent claims, but also for understanding their reach. In particular, Misesian insights are helpful here
Jordan Schneider’s article is directed in part against a talk I gave in 2004 titled “Libertarian Anarchism: Responses to Ten Objections,” in
Empirical analysis and interpretation of employment and interest data based on the Hayekian triangle have proved highly fruitful in revealing new information about the structure of U.S. production.
Libertarian writers including Hoppe, Hummel, and Murphy have attempted to deal with the presence of free riders in theoretical private defense cons
