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How Should We Think About the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?
Lessons about strategic reserves from price theory
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Josh Hendrickson
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Monopolies don't make enough money (from the archives)
Monopolies are inefficient because they don't extract enough of the surplus they generate for society
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Brian Albrecht
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If Things Are So Great, Why Don't People Think So?
Many pundits say things are great. Consumer sentiment disagrees. What is going on?
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Josh Hendrickson
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Why You Should Read More Thomas Sowell
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I read the degrowth paper, so you don't have to
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Econ 101 Ignores 50 Years of Economic Science
 • Brian Albrecht
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The Fixed Window Fallacy
 • Brian Albrecht
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Never Reason from an Accounting Identity
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Is Minnesota better off without Uber and Lyft?
Probably not. Competition is intense. Benefits are high.
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Brian Albrecht
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We Are Measuring Inflation Wrong
This is about price theory, not a conspiracy
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Josh Hendrickson
What happened to markups and dynamism?
A few thoughts from our new FEDS Note
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Brian Albrecht
Trial By Battle
What can price theory reveal to us about this archaic institution?
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Josh Hendrickson
Should Wendy's Introduce Surge Pricing?
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Brian Albrecht
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Why is Gold Such a Reliable Measure of Value?
An ounce of gold always seems to buy a good suit
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Josh Hendrickson
Will lab-grown beef raise the price of handbags?
On the theory of joint production
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Brian Albrecht
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