Block Owes Me a Buck Bryan Caplan By Bryan Caplan, Jan 20 2009 SHARE POST: 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 Fiscal Policy The Case for Stimulating Profits Arnold Kling 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... 28 Read More
Jan 21 2009 Energy, Environment, Resources The Oil Cycle Arnold Kling 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 ... 5 Read More
Jan 20 2009 Politics and Economics Block Owes Me a Buck Bryan Caplan 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. 4 Read More