Division of Labour
Economics, law tidbits and news of the weird.
Author: Brad Smith, a professor at Capital University Law School, and Michael E. DeBow, a law professor at Samford University author this blawg along with a number of economics professors.
Blawg Related Categories: Capital University Law School • Samford University • Law Professor • Economics
Recent Posts from Division of Labour
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Bernanke on the Line ...
... he wants to borrow some more helicopters: Bernanke said the Fed will "need to consider" whether its current stance of holding rates steady "remains appropriate" given the fallout from the worst financial crisis in…
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Miscellany
Some things that caught my eye today: 1. Gun shows don't increase gun deaths, according to a new NBER WP by Mark Duggan, Randi Hjalmarsson and Brian A. Jacob. 2. George Leef points to this…
- Forbes.com showing Ayn Rand some love
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The Bailout...
...uh, how's that workin' out?...
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Heroes
No not that Heroes, I'm talking about Heroes of Capitalism, a nifty new blog project that includes a three of my former students. Check it out!...
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Battleground states c. 1908
Think the "battleground state" is a new development? The October 6, 1908 NYT reports:New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana - these are the determining States. In both National committees this is fully recognized. From now…
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Prices matter c. 1908
From the October 6, 1908 NYT:Yesterday was the first day for the collection of taxes, but the crowd at the tax office was comparatively small and the amount received only about one-sixth of the usual…
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A limit to markets in everything? c. 1908
From the October 6, 1908 NYT:A boy baby, six months old, will be raffled off at an Alton theatre Saturday evening. Commencing with this evening's performance a ticket will be issued to those in the…
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Don't Know Much About History
Contrary to Joe Biden's claim that FDR took to the tele in 1929 to calm the nation after the stock market crash, the first televised White House address by a president was Harry Truman's address…
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Someone Who Needs to Read Russ Roberts's New Book
From today's RNT: Tom Smith, a finance professor at Emory Universitys Goizueta Business School, said legislators should tighten gouging rules and draft firm plans to take to the airwaves to soothe panicky residents and encourage…