"The Case Against Education" Webinar Tonight Bryan Caplan By Bryan Caplan, Feb 29 2012 SHARE POST: Tonight I’m running a Students for Liberty webinar on my book in progress, The Case Against Education. Anyone can join at zero price. Q&A follows the seminar. If you’ve got questions about the magic of education, ability bias, the sheepskin effect, the marriage premium versus the college premium, or signaling in general, I’m all ears.
Feb 29 2012 Monetary Policy Sumner on the Mystery of Bernanke Bryan Caplan Scott Sumner is the latest intellectual detective on the Bernanke case. The crucial clue is a 2003 piece by Bernanke himself, which states:Ultimately, it appears, one can check to see if an economy has a stable monetary background only by looking at macroeconomic indicators such as nominal GDP growth and infl... 4 Read More
Feb 29 2012 Austrian Economics Planned vs. Emergent Arnold Kling Gerald O'Driscoll talks about an important difference between planned systems and emergent orders. (It takes a while for him to get started, so you might skip through the first 8 minutes or so.) Planning works well for institutions with definite, well-agreed goals and finite lifespans. Emergent orders work well when... 1 Read More
Feb 29 2012 Books: Reviews and Suggested Readings "The Case Against Education" Webinar Tonight Bryan Caplan Tonight I'm running a Students for Liberty webinar on my book in progress, The Case Against Education. Anyone can join at zero price. Q&A follows the seminar. If you've got questions about the magic of education, ability bias, the sheepskin effect, the marriage premium versus the college premium, ... 6 Read More