Tyler A. Watts

Articles

Demagoguery vs. Data on Employment in America

03/15/2016 Mises Wire Tyler A. Watts

While fewer people work in manufacturing jobs today, American workers make more stuff than ever before, thanks to huge strides in productivity. Meanwhile, many people working in the much-maligned service sector make more than those still in manufacturing.

The “Buy-Local” Canard

05/17/2011 Mises Daily Tyler A. Watts

In fact, when people take “buy local” seriously, they are setting the stage for absurd and potentially tragic economic results.

Sustainability: An Assault on Economics

12/04/2009 Mises Daily Tyler A. Watts

"A lesson in basic economics should suffice to defend against the sustainists' attack."

Media

Endangered Specie: Monetary Debasement in the U.S.

03/27/2009 Tyler A. Watts

Tyler Watts presents Endangered Specie: Monetary Debasement in the U.S.. From the 2009 ASC Panel: Monetary Economics and the Business Cycle.

Sustainability: An Assault on Economics

12/08/2009 Tyler A. Watts

Ah, the greens. They’re not just treehuggers anymore. They’ve been browbeating us to recycle, eat soy, save energy, drive less, ride the bus, and a thousand other ways to “act local” for many years now, writes Tyler A. Watts. This audio Mises Daily

No Policy, Just Rents: An Insider’s Perspective on US Agricultural Subsidies

03/15/2011 Tyler A. Watts Les Watts

Session on Economics Policy. Recorded March 11, 2011, at the Ludwig von Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama.

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