Patents have a long history as a proxy for inventive activity. Although these data lost ground in the early 1960s to other measures of technical innovation, they have once again become fashionable in the last decade.
In the context of legal analysis, one important praxeological doctrine is the distinction between action and mere behavior. The difference between action and behavior boils down to intent.
This monograph by Professor Michael Krauss of the George Mason University School of Law is a well-written and accessible critique of the recent government lawsuits against the tobacco and firearms industries.
In Who Owns the Sky? The Struggle to Control Airspace from the Wright Brothers On, UCLA law professor Stuart Banner examines how the United States moved from the ad coelom rule
The praxeological method is an efficacious way to investigate the fundamental theoretical questions at the heart of any study of human endeavor.
The Structure of Liberty is an important new work by one of libertarianism's most significant and thoughtful legal scholars. Its primary substantive deficiency is its over-reliance on the Hayekian knowledge paradigm
The present number of the QJAE features the proceedings of a symposium held on March 29–30, 2001 at the Mises Institute. The theme “Austrian Law and Economics:
oth the establishment of property rights and their violation spring from actions: acts of appropriation and expropriation. However, in addition to a physical appearance, actions also have an internal, subjective aspect.
One can appreciate Anarchy, State and Utopia by Robert Nozick on many levels.
Various members of the academic community have attempted to attack Murray Rothbard’s political and economic theories. One attempt made by H.
