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Always look for the margins where people can adjust

Jan 21, 2021

It's demand, all the way down

Dec 23, 2021

A recent Boston Fed policy brief argues it is. I'm not sure.

May 26

Whatever you teach, we have something for you

Josh Hendrickson

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Aug 18

Basic economics says both 😱

Jun 16

Good old supply and demand still has lots to teach us, even about labor markets 😱

Sep 10, 2020

Markets require trial and error, not intelligent choices

Jan 27

Economists use the phrase all the time. But what is it?

Sep 1

Monopolies are inefficient because they don't extract enough of the surplus they generate for society

Sep 24, 2020

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Jul 7

When I see economists that I’ve never met before in public, they usually greet me with “hey, you’re the Jones Act guy” or “hey, you are the price theory…

Josh Hendrickson

Nov 25, 2021

Welcome to Economic Forces, a weekly newsletter on price theory from us, Brian Albrecht and Josh Hendrickson. The weekly format is meant to encourage…

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Sep 8, 2020

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