In this video I talk about how in a free market world where roads are privatized it could mean great things for the economy and the environment.
Monthly Archives: July 2012
Posted in Economics, Libertarian, Politics
A Libertarian Take on Deposit & Unemployment Insurance
In this video I discuss my take on insurance and it’s role in the economy, and why privatizing unemployment and deposit insurance can be some of the most transformative changes we can make to our economy.
Posted in Economics, Libertarian, Politics
Modeling, Economics, and Bad Predictions
Once again, I talk about my general skepticism of people speaking with certainty about modeling and measurement.
Posted in Economics, Libertarian, Politics
What is a good economy?
In the following video I discuss the basic question, “What is a good economy”? We all get excited at economic metrics that seem somewhat positive, yet if we don’t have solid idea what is an economy and what is it’s function than what are we measuring?
Posted in Economics, Libertarian, Policy
Free Market Norway and Sweden
Alex Merced discusses how Norway and Sweden are arguments for free markets not against.
About Sweden:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENDE8ve35f0
http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/01/29/sweden-is-a-role-model-but-for-free-market-reforms-not-socialism/
http://mises.org/daily/2259
About Switzerland:
http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/4377
http://grassrootinstitute.org/blog/swiss-health-care-more-free-market-than-us-health-care
http://www.financialsense.com/contributors/axel-merk/switzerland-under-siege
About Norway:
http://studentsforliberty.org/blog/norway%E2%80%99s-butter-shortage-and-the-unintended-consequences-of-central-planning/
http://www.sffe.no/?p=2106&lang=en
http://www.tradingeconomics.com/norway/gdp-growth
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Norway
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02815739008730230#preview
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6647/is_n4_v32/ai_n28628357/
http://miha.ef.uni-lj.si/_dokumenti3plus2/193031/ces200834.pdf
http://www.ejtir.tudelft.nl/issues/2009_01/pdf/2009_01_03.pdf
About Canada:
http://reason.com/blog/2012/05/29/canadas-free-market-reforms-provide-mode
http://mercatus.org/podcast/2012/04/09/veronique-de-rugy-free-market-reform-canada-think-tank
Posted in Economics, Libertarian, Politics
Stimulus vs Austerity 101
Alex Merced discusses Stimulus va Austerity and the pro and cons and blasts through why this debate has been extremely messed up.
Alex Merced on Consumption Patters and Unemployment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCPJkQzEecI
YaHuWaHservant on Austerity:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4uKzlrEPFQ
Veronique De Rugy on Austerity:
http://mercatus.org/publication/austerity-numbers
http://mercatus.org/publication/european-austerity-government-expenditures-country
http://mercatus.org/video/austerity-blame-europes-economic-woes
Econtalk episodes about Stimulus:
http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2011/09/garett_jones_on_1.html
http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2011/01/fazzari_on_stim.html
http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2011/10/ramey_on_stimul.html
http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2012/01/sumner_on_money.html
Posted in Economics, Libertarian, Politics
An Immigration Tax
In this video reflecting on a CATO podcast, I talk about the idea of a tax on immigration and the effects it may have on the economy as a whole.
Posted in Economics, Libertarian, Politics
Routine Consumption and Unemployment Benefits
In this video I discuss how to prevent a decline in growth or to create sustainable group, you don’t need to increase random or short run consumption patterns but cause an increase in routines that are sustainable for at least as long as new independant routines can replace them. If routines dissapate faster than new ones exist economic activity whether production or consumption will decrease.
Explaining Interest Rates and Yield Curves
In this video I help explain the concept of interest rates and yield curves so people can better explain economic concepts.
Posted in Economics, Libertarian
Promoting Libertarianism Strategically
In this video I discuss strategic ways to make points that can help get even the most anti-libertarian types a reason to give libertarianism a second look.
Posted in Economics, Libertarian
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