The DeAngelo, Kalt, Henderson, and Topel Appreciation of Demsetz

David Henderson

By David Henderson, May 31 2022

The people who organized the Demsetz celebration that took place on May 27 have moved quickly to put the whole video on line.

The personal remembrances from Harold Demsetz’s daughter Rebecca start at about 2:11:00 and go to about 2:17:05. Kam-Ming Wan then presents a note from the Alchian family. The part that involves Harry DeAngelo asking questions of Joe Kalt, Bob Topel, and me about Demsetz goes from 2:22:00 to 3:11:30 of this video.

Enjoy!

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