The Top Political Contributors Arnold Kling By Arnold Kling, Aug 14 2011 SHARE POST: From Mark Perry. It’s mostly labor unions.
Aug 15 2011 Labor Market Microfoundations of Unemployment Arnold Kling Tyler Cowen writes, Why don't the unemployed lower their wages to find a job? The more tragic you think unemployment is, the greater the puzzle here, and yet the people who stress the tragedy are often least likely to admit the positive puzzle (and vice versa). Read the whole post. The hypothesis of downward rigidi... 6 Read More
Aug 14 2011 Labor Market The Effect of Thumb Sucking on Income Bryan Caplan Today I saw The Thumbsucker, a watchable movie about a troubled but talented 17-year-old with a bad thumb sucking habit. It got me thinking: What's the effect of thumb sucking on income? If the thumb sucker is flexible enough to refrain until he's proven his worth on the job, I suspect the effect would be s... 10 Read More
Aug 14 2011 Political Economy The Top Political Contributors Arnold Kling From Mark Perry. It's mostly labor unions. 7 Read More