http://econlog.econlib.org/ en-us 2009-11-07T18:48:28 (November 7, 2009 06:48 PM, by Arnold Kling) Inside Higher Ed reports, A small number of colleges have become much more competitive over recent decades, according to Caroline M. Hoxby, an economist at Stanford University. But her study -- published by the National Bureau of Economic Research --... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Econlog/~3/020hmLNrjNQ/steinbrenner_u.html Economics of Education Arnold Kling 2009-11-07T18:48:28 http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2009/11/steinbrenner_u.html (November 7, 2009 01:50 PM, by David Henderson) As Bryan has mentioned, Monday, November 9 will be the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. In Chapter 3 of my book, The Joy of Freedom: An Economist's Odyssey, I tell that story and integrate it with... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Econlog/~3/MEAUj9lpdDk/a_child_underst.html Regulation David Henderson 2009-11-07T13:50:50 http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2009/11/a_child_underst.html (November 7, 2009 11:54 AM, by Arnold Kling) If all goes well this link will take you to an article (with cool charts!) where I make an empirical case for telling the Recalculation story rather than pretending that we have the same economy that existed in the 1930's... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Econlog/~3/qBO5PTJlGMA/if_all_goes_wel.html Labor Market Arnold Kling 2009-11-07T11:54:51 http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2009/11/if_all_goes_wel.html (November 6, 2009 04:47 PM, by Arnold Kling) It looks like I will have two books come out in the same month. The first one will be out in two weeks, but you cannot pre-order it on Amazon. The second one will be out in three weeks, and... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Econlog/~3/axeAwvf4tps/book_update_4.html Books: Reviews and Suggested Readings Arnold Kling 2009-11-06T16:47:25 http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2009/11/book_update_4.html (November 6, 2009 01:34 PM, by Bryan Caplan) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Econlog/~3/FDCTfP2y4Eg/hitting_a_nerve.html Cross-country Comparisons Bryan Caplan 2009-11-06T13:34:31 http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2009/11/hitting_a_nerve.html (November 6, 2009 12:45 PM, by David Henderson) In his post today on money, Arnold writes: However, as you know, I prefer to think of money as designed top down, to serve the needs of government. But shouldn't what you "prefer to think" count for literally zero? What... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Econlog/~3/UeBeMVlDREU/arnold_kling_on.html Money David Henderson 2009-11-06T12:45:13 http://econlog.econlib.org/archives/2009/11/arnold_kling_on.html