Econtradictions: Bob Discusses Free Trade, Welfare Benefits, Price Gouging, and Utility Theory

Tags: Other Schools of Thought, Free Markets

10/25/2020 Robert P. Murphy

Bob unveils a new series in which he explains and then evaluates apparent contradictions in the way free-market libertarians handle certain issues.

Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:

Bastiat’s “Petition of the Candlemakers”
Bob’s article on price gouging

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