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The latest data on business dynamism is very good
The Census data is giving us more reason for optimism
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Brian Albrecht

September 2024

Price Theory and the War on Drugs
Lessons from taking price theory and transaction costs seriously
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Josh Hendrickson
A Parrot Can Say Supply and Demand (from the archives)
Does it actually mean anything?
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Brian Albrecht
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Don't You Have Standards?
On the importance of attributes and measurement costs
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Josh Hendrickson
There's no economic mastermind
Everyone chooses. Yet, no one chooses the outcome.
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Brian Albrecht

August 2024

I'm Teaching a Course on Bitcoin. Why?
What does Bitcoin, and monetary economics more generally, have to do with price theory?
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Josh Hendrickson
A Data-Driven Case for Productivity Optimism
Noah Smith of Noahpinion generously offered to send this week’s newsletter to his subscribers. Make sure to check out the rest of his writing and…
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Brian Albrecht
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Do I really have to explain why price controls are bad?
“Only by varied iteration can alien conceptions be forced on reluctant minds.”- Herbert Spencer
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Brian Albrecht
In Defense of Price Theory
Sometimes it is the process that is important
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Josh Hendrickson
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Market Power and the Productivity Slowdown
Market power may not work how people think it works.
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Brian Albrecht
Why Are Markets Freaking Out?
Making sense of the spiking VIX and the market crash
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Josh Hendrickson
What in the World is a Bitcoin Strategic Reserve?
Thoughts on government debt, inflation, and the U.S. government purchasing bitcoin
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Josh Hendrickson
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