Monthly Archives: February 2014

Profile of Ragnar Frisch

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Arnold Kling

Co-winner of the first Nobel Prize in economics. The profile, by Arild Sæther and Ib E. Eriksen, is devastating. Frisch became an ardent supporter of central planning. The authors quote him writing The blinkers will fall once and for all … Continue reading →

Posted in Libertarian Thought | 1 Comment

Come to Washington, Lose Intellectual Capability

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Arnold Kling

To me, that is the moral of this story from David Henderson. I don’t want to spoil it–just read it.

Posted in labor market | 3 Comments

Government and Scale

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Arnold Kling

Don Boudreaux writes, – the number of citizens per each of the 50 states in the U.S. is today, on average, 6,300,000 (or more than 27 time larger than in 1789); – the average number of citizens represented by each … Continue reading →

Posted in Libertarian Thought, links to my essays | 8 Comments

Eating Out More

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Arnold Kling

Timothy Taylor finds a USDA report, which says that Between 1977-78 and 2005-08, U.S. consumption of food prepared away from home increased from 18 to 32 percent of total calories. Since 1970, the proportion of food spending that is spent … Continue reading →

Posted in Growth Causes and Consequences, Timothy Taylor is my Favorite Blogger | 5 Comments