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Economics / Cochrane, Donald Trump, economic theory, Kamala Harris, Price-gouging, Tariffs /

Cochrane on Price Gouging

August 21, 2024

Price-gouging is now a topic in politics. Kamala Harris has put it there. Naturally there has been the predictable outcry of opposition coupled with and equally predictable sneer of disapproval: how could she say something so uneducated? Has she no grasp of Econ.101? Oh the illiteracy! Perhaps even more predictable is that someone like John […]

Economics / complexity, cybernetics, Dan Davies, economic theory, Jacob Hacker, Milton Friedman, neoliberalism /

A Review of Dan Davies’ Book

July 30, 2024

I finally read “The Unaccountability Machine”, the book by Dan Davies. It’s worth the effort. You can read it in a number of ways. As a peon to cybernetics and Stafford Beer. As a critique of the absurdity of economics. As a summary of the development of management theory. Or as a summary of the […]

Economics / Brad DeLong, Dan Davies, economic theory, Janeway, Mesoeconomics /

On Janeway’s Mesoeconomics

July 8, 2024

PART ONE Oh my. Apparently Brad DeLong and I have the same problem. He, of course, is part of the elite club. I am decidedly not. So it is quite a shock to share something. What? He set out to write an 800 word review of Dan Davies’ new book and ended up about 5,000 […]

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