Efficiency vs Ethics: Which is the Proper Decision Criterion in Law Cases?
Ever since economists undertook an economic analysis of the law there has waged the debate as to the proper criterion to use in deciding law cases.
Production Theory
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Technological Change and the Profit Motive
The United States emerged with a superior technology early in the nineteenth century.
Specialization and the Division of Labor In the Social Thought of Plato and Rousseau
The differing attitudes of Plato and Rousseau toward specialization and the division of labor color their views on who should formulate policy on p
Third Thoughts on Contracting Out
Like many libertarians, I used to accept without question the idea that contracting out for government services was a good idea.
An Economic Analysis of the Norris-LaGuardia Act, the Wagner Act, and the Labor Representation Industry
Economists have been relatively silent about the legislation from the 1930’s which supports unionism and collective bargaining in the United
Anarchism and the Public Goods Issue: Law, Courts, and the Police
This paper is an attempt to use what is essentially “public choice” analysis- which assumes that individuals will make “rational&
Stork Markets: An Analysis of “Baby-Selling”
This essay presents a conceptual and moral rather than an economic analysis of “baby-selling.” Its purpose is to address certain fundam
The Private Production of Defence
Among the most popular and consequential beliefs of our age is the belief in collective security.
Labor And the Austrian School: An Interview with Morgan Reynolds
Volume 23, Number 2 (Summer 2003)
Communism and the Ironic Value of Property in Italian Neo-Realist Cinema
This paper will explore in depth the issues raised in La Terra Trema (“The Earth Trembles,” 1948).
