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Economics Links

Dec 27, 2013

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in Africa, Business, Capitalism and Markets, Crime, Culture, Economics, Environment, Gender and Sex, Health and Medicine, Human Progress, Links – Economics, Poverty, Race, Sociology, Technology, Technology (Energy), Trends: Economic, Trends: Social, Wealth and Income, Weatlh and Income Distribution

1. Carpe Diem: 5 Reasons Why 2013 Was The Best Year In Human History Fewer people are dying young, and more are living longer. … Global economic growth in the past five decades has dramatically reduced poverty and made people around the world happier. … War is becoming rarer and less deadly. … Rates of…
Note to Progressives: How Not to Critique Adam Smith

Aug 27, 2013

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mwkruse

in Economics, History, Politics

Gavin Kennedy at Adam Smith's Lost Legacy has another excellent post on misconceptions about Adam Smith: Five Errors About Adam Smith and Classical Political Economy. He quotes an article in the Grand Island Independent by Lee Elliott and then shows five errors the author makes based on widely circulated myths. I don't know the author's…
Saturday Links

Jul 13, 2013

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in Business, Capitalism and Markets, Crime, Demography, Ecclesia, Economics, Gender and Sex, Globalization, Health and Medicine, History, Human Progress, Immigration, International Affairs, Links – Saturday, Politics, Public Policy, Religion, Sociology, Technology, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Trends: Economic, Trends: Social, Wealth and Income

I skipped Saturday Links last week due to the holiday weekend. I'm catching up this week. 1. Faith in the Free Market "… Selke, now 36, is part of a vanguard of young Christians who believe that God uses not only the church and formal ministry but every sphere of society, including business and free…
In defence of the dismal science

Aug 11, 2009

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mwkruse

in Economics

The Economist: In defence of the dismal science In a guest article, Robert Lucas, the John Dewey Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago, rebuts criticisms that the financial crisis represents a failure of economics. THERE is widespread disappointment with economists now because we did not forecast or prevent the financial crisis…
MEC: The Law of Freedom to Prosper by Building Better Communities (Pt 3)

Apr 15, 2008

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mwkruse

in Capitalism and Markets, Economics, Environment, Series: Must Everything Change?, Socialism

Response to theocapitalism, Law #4 – Continued Capitalists are right, or at least partly so: many rich people are good people – hardworking, clever, dedicated, disciplined, and exactly the kinds of people who should prosper. But unless they use their prosperity for the common good, they find themselves working for a theocapitalist prosperity system rather…

Tag: dismal science

Economics Links

Note to Progressives: How Not to Critique Adam Smith

Saturday Links

In defence of the dismal science

MEC: The Law of Freedom to Prosper by Building Better Communities (Pt 3)