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An Internal Weakness in Current Intertemporal Preference Theory
Marco V. Monge Mora
With irreconcilable problems with utility functions, if what individuals prefer cannot be specified, then the orthodox microeconomics of the last hundred years is not a general theory of human action.
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Wilson, Waldo, Woke CEOs, and Ways Forward
Paul Cwik
The 2022 Rothbard Memorial Lecture. For all the woke victories in academia, media, and the corporate world, those who support individual liberty and the free market can hope for victory.
Patrick Newman reviews Peter Schweizer’s Red Handed, which argues that the Chinese government, politically connected businesses, and other influential entities have essentially bought out American elites.
Book Reviews
Book Review: 21st Century Monetary Policy: The Federal Reserve from the Great Inflation to COVID-19
Brendan Brown
Brendan Brown reviews Ben Bernanke's optimistic case for monetary policy, in which the former chairman apparently forgot nothing and learned nothing.
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Happiness and Public Spending
François Facchini
What are the limitations of happiness economics? Is happiness economics biased toward a utopian ideal? François Facchini investigates this new critique of the free market economy.