More Dollar Bills on the Sidewalk Bryan Caplan By Bryan Caplan, Mar 7 2007 SHARE POST: Enter the Garvey Fellowship Contest by writing an essay on foreign aid. They gave me first prize when I was in grad school; the next winner could be you!
Mar 7 2007 Politics and Economics Are Elites "Anti-Democratic"? Bryan Caplan Acemoglu and Robinson have recently done much to academically revive the view that democratization is a struggle between pro-democratic masses and anti-democratic elites. If elites accept democracy, they do so to forestall even worse outcomes like revolution. (Here's a readable overview by Tim Harford). Today Allan ... 4 Read More
Mar 7 2007 Behavioral Economics Make That Maternalism Bryan Caplan A fun time was had by most at the Balan-Hanson debate on paternalism. In the post-debate discussion, someone raised the question of whether men or women are more "paternalistic." Given my earlier work (not to mention casual comparison of lenient fathers versus meddling mothers) I naturally guessed that the right answ... 5 Read More
Mar 7 2007 Economic Education More Dollar Bills on the Sidewalk Bryan Caplan Enter the Garvey Fellowship Contest by writing an essay on foreign aid. They gave me first prize when I was in grad school; the next winner could be you! 1 Read More