CommonWeal: Forget about the consequences of your actions
byPublic authorities would be allowed to seize land under the “Public Land Value Capture” proposal suggested by the think tank Common Weal. In short, public…
Economics
Public Goods, National Defense, and Central Planning
byThe competitive market economy is a powerful institutional mechanism for bringing human ingenuity, energy and creativity to bear to improve both the material and…
From the Moneyness Blog: Electronic money will only save central banks from subjugation if it is anonymous
by50 SEK banknote issued by the Riksbank in 1960 “Do we need an eKrona?” asks Stefan Ingves, the Governor of the Riksbank, Sweden’s central bank. The…
A slow death
by“There’s always something to do.” The late Peter Cundill, philanthropist and value investor. A happy new year to all readers ! Having…
Capitalism and Asymmetric Information
byCapitalism is a wondrous human institution for the mutual betterment for all in society. Yet, critics often insist that market systems enable sellers to…
Cradles of Capitalism: the City-States of Greece and Italy
byBy Marcia Christoff-Kurapovna There long has been a persistent academic debate as to whether an “ancient economy,” referring mainly to Greece, even existed at all. In…
Will macro-economists ever learn?
byAs we lurch through successive credit crises, central bankers and economists believe they learn valuable lessons every time, and that the ultimate prize, the…
Low Interest Rates Subsidize Wealthy Households
byBy Hal Snarr When the economy begins to sink into recession, politicians, mainstream economists, policy wonks, and the Federal Reserve begin beating the economic stimulus…
European Bonds – warning knell or cause for celebration?
byGreek bonds have been the best performer in the Eurozone year to date IMF austerity is still in place but there are hopes they…
MARK SKOUSEN’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO ECONOMICS By Ken Schoolland, Hawaii Pacific University
by“If I have been able to see farther than others, it was because I stood on the shoulders of giants.” — Sir Isaac Newton…