Armchair Economics

I've always liked so-called "armchair economics" - marrying economics to common sense in order to understand the world. Here are my writings from this genre. If you enjoy this, check out the Armchair Economists' Mailing List that I operate. I've been very happy with its quality so far. :-)

The Efficiency of Free Competition
A Practical Proposal to Privatize the Highway System
Outline of a Critique of Tyler Cowen's "Law as a Public Good"
Levy Replies to My Critique of Cowen, Part 1
Levy Replies to My Critique of Cowen, Part 2
Some Letters on the Economics of Discrimination
A Few Interesting Results on the Phillips Curve
A Theory of Fraud
Game Theory and Evolution
The Economics of Non-State Legal Systems, Part I
The Economics of Non-State Legal Systems, Part II
The Economics of Non-State Legal Systems, Part III
The Critics of Keynesianism: A Survey
Comments on Austrian Business Cycle Theory and Rothbard's America's Great Depression
My Critics Respond to My Comments on Austrian Business Cycle Theory
Rejoinder to My Critics on Austrian Business Cycle Theory
In Defense of Indifference
What Is a Quasi-Rent?
In Defense of Macroeconomic Theory (in Word for Windows format; won prize in IEA's Wood Essay Competition in 1996)
Civilization and Economic Growth (won 1st prize in 1995 Davis essay contest)
Robert Ellickson's Order without Law: A Review
Why I Am Not an Austrian Economist
The Economics of Insanity

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