Thursday, December 28, 2006

This and That

Should women propose? - Tim Harford
On the influence and authority of conscience, and other considerations not found in any economics textbook -David Warsh

A Robot in Every Home- Bill Gates
Recalculating the Costs of Global Climate Change- Hal Varian

Milton Friedman: Objective scientist first, free-market promoter second- Mark Skousen
John Kenneth Galbraith understood capitalism as lived - not as theorized- Stiglitz
Friedman v Galbraith by Peter Boettke

Am I the Buddha? How To Tell If You're The Reincarnation Of Siddhartha.
Will the Dam Break in 2007?

A New Era for Islamic Science?
Muslim pilgrims say safety in God's hands at haj
Malaysian Activists to Study Polygamy
Muslims Against Holocaust Denial
Seeing Muhammad as Both a Prophet and a Politician

From price bubbles to flat sales: the story of champagne -John Kay
We're Watching You, Slacker- Tim Harford

A famously open mind.
Can’t Get No Satisfaction- In a culture where work can be a religion, burnout is its crisis of faith

Paul Krugman: A Failed Revolution
The Future of the Equity Premium- Delong
Universal 401(k) Accounts Would Bring the Poor Into the Ownership Society- Tyler Cowan
Weighing the costs of justice

A Research Report on iTunes Sales-Becomes Shot Heard 'Round the Net
Rational and Behavioral Reasons for Gift-Giving
Who's Counting: Which 'Experts' Make Better Political Predictions?
Why Do We Give Gifts?
In Minnesota, Case Study for Political Shake-Up

Latest Carnival of the Capitalist

'Wanted: Economics Stories' David Friedman

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