In July, 2007, I bet Walter Block at 200:1 odds that Ron Paul wouldn’t be the next U.S. president. I would rather have lost, Walter. But alas, you owe me $1.
In July, 2007, I bet Walter Block at 200:1 odds that Ron Paul wouldn’t be the next U.S. president. I would rather have lost, Walter. But alas, you owe me $1.
Jan 21 2009
I am going to endorse the idea that Bryan Caplan called smart stimulus. if you cut employers' share of the payroll tax, this puts money in employers' hands, not workers'. But the indirect effect is to reduce the labor surplus; employers want to hire more workers (or lay-off fewer) when labor costs are lower. Standar...
Jan 21 2009
In Catherine Rampell's list of sectors that had the greatest sales growth last year, I was struck by how many of them are energy-related. Assuming that farming was driven by ethanol, the top four sectors were essentially oil plays. Oil prices were high for much of last year, and my guess is that at today's price the ...
Jan 20 2009
In July, 2007, I bet Walter Block at 200:1 odds that Ron Paul wouldn't be the next U.S. president. I would rather have lost, Walter. But alas, you owe me $1.
READER COMMENTS
Zubon
Jan 21 2009 at 12:37am
You waited until the inauguration was over to claim your victory, just in case there was a last minute change?
Grant
Jan 21 2009 at 6:35am
You could’ve gotten better odds on Intrade.
Bryan Caplan
Jan 21 2009 at 10:05am
Yes, but fewer bloggable bragging rights. 🙂
John Fast
Jan 21 2009 at 5:05pm
I would have been happy to lose the bet at 1000-to-1. Wait, make that 10,000-to-1. No, figuring Net Present Value, make it 100,000-to-1.
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