Beaulier-Caplan Links Bryan Caplan By Bryan Caplan, Feb 8 2011 SHARE POST: “Behavioral Economics and Perverse Effects of the Welfare State,” my 2007 Kyklos paper with Scott Beaulier, has been getting belated attention lately thanks to Karl Smith. Check out comments from Mike Konczal (Rortybomb), M.S. (the Economist), and James Kwak (Baseline Scenario). Your thoughts? If my immigration webinar on Wednesday goes well, maybe I’ll make this my next topic. After all, it’s the heart of the third section of the fourth book I plan to write… Update: Beaulier replies.
Feb 8 2011 Finance: stocks, options, etc. A Thought to Ponder Arnold Kling From Jeremy Siegel: The major reason for the dramatic drop in these real yields is the unprecedented - and in my opinion unwarranted - level of pessimism and risk aversion that has gripped investors since the financial crisis. Siegel argues for stocks, as he typically does. The problem is what to buy in a world of ... 5 Read More
Feb 8 2011 Upcoming Events Henderson on KQED-FM David Henderson I'll be on KQED-FM on Tuesday morning at 9:00 a.m. PST. I'll be discussing Obama and his talk to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The other guest will be Robert Kuttner. Here's the link to the show. I haven't found the link for hearing it live streaming yet. If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area, you can listen to ... 0 Read More
Feb 8 2011 Behavioral Economics Beaulier-Caplan Links Bryan Caplan "Behavioral Economics and Perverse Effects of the Welfare State," my 2007 Kyklos paper with Scott Beaulier, has been getting belated attention lately thanks to Karl Smith. Check out comments from Mike Konczal (Rortybomb), M.S. (the Economist), and James Kwak (Baseline Scenario). Your thoughts?If my immigration we... 3 Read More