Strictly Preferred to the AEA Meetings Bryan Caplan By Bryan Caplan, Aug 3 2006 SHARE POST: One week from today, I’ll be at the world’s most important conference on advanced game theory and experimental economics: GenCon. My dream is to make it the Schelling point around which creative social scientists gather. Who’s with me?
Aug 5 2006 Economics of Education Market Failure in HIgher Education? Arnold Kling Libertarian Jeff Miron asks, In what sense is Democratic predominance a problem? And what "market failure" is responsible? Perhaps the truth is that many conservatives do not really believe in competition; instead they want conservative ideas imposed because these ideas are not doing well in the marketplace. I thin... 12 Read More
Aug 3 2006 Behavioral Economics Paying for Parking Bryan Caplan I know less about Los Angeles, the city I grew up in, than any other place I've ever lived. Throughout my childhood, my dad's mantra was, "Goddammit, we're not going to downtown L.A.!" I always assumed drive time was the issue, but during my last visit, I made it from my childhood home to Hollywood in 25 minutes. Pu... 12 Read More
Aug 3 2006 Game Theory Strictly Preferred to the AEA Meetings Bryan Caplan One week from today, I'll be at the world's most important conference on advanced game theory and experimental economics: GenCon. My dream is to make it the Schelling point around which creative social scientists gather. Who's with me? 2 Read More