Posts Tagged ‘George Stigler’

• The Chosen Road To Nowhere
  Posted by Jeff Carter on January 28th, 2013 at 8:56 am, Comments: 0

  Whenever a business feels like it has to hire a lobbyist to work with the government, it’s doomed. At all costs, it should try and [...]

• How Regulation Costs You Big Money
  Posted by Jeff Carter on July 11th, 2011 at 7:53 am, Comments: 0

  There is a classic question asked in almost every microeconomics class at the University of Chicago. Diamonds or water? You aren’t supposed to be able [...]

• Regulation and Business Uncertainty
  Posted by Jeff Carter on October 12th, 2010 at 8:48 am, Comments: 0

  If you have been reading or listening to the media you certainly have heard that there is a climate of “uncertainty” in the US. Businesses [...]

• Crony Capitalism, Subprime Mortgages and The Financial Meltdown
  Posted by Jeff Carter on August 28th, 2010 at 6:11 pm, Comments: 0

  The picture is a photo of the Willard Hotel lobby in Washington DC. Fabulous hotel with a tremendous staff. If you go to DC and [...]