by Jaana Woiceshyn Morality poses the question: For what purpose should I live and how? Economics studies how to organize …
Economic Ideas: Karl Marx, the Man Behind the Communist Revolution
by Richard Ebeling When Karl Marx died in March 1883, only about a dozen people attended his funeral at a …
Liberal international economic order dead?
The US never accepted the classical liberal case for free trade by Deepak Lal With the UK’s Brexit and Donald …
Beneficiaries vs. “victims” of capitalism?
by Jaana Woiceshyn I recently did an interesting tour of the Carrie Furnaces, a national historic site of a former …
Economic Ideas: Frédéric Bastiat on the Law of Liberty and Free Markets
Summary There have been few proponents of human liberty and free markets who have been as clear, concise, and convincing …
Econ Journal Watch Audio
The voice of Econ Journal Watch The host of EJW Audio is Lawrence H. White, a co-editor of EJW and …
Which is more important: Creating wealth or “giving back”?
by Jaana Woiceshyn Last week I attended an awards gala called “Rising Stars.” It was organized by Canada’s Oilweek magazine …
New Finance Minister has a yeoman’s task ahead
Lots of ink has been spilled detailing the ever increasing regulations as a result of the new tax regime of …
Bernard Mandeville and the Social Betterment from Private Vices.
by Richard Ebeling Summary One of the most important discoveries by economists and other social theorists was the insight that …