Re: Bush vs. Gore

2000-08-28 Thread Peter Boettke
I got that as well. I have decided at the moment _not_ to sign it only because I haven't studied enough of what Bush is about to make an informed endorsment. But you ask whether an economist as economist can sign such an endorsement? Why not? If it turns out that the other candidate proposes

Re: returns to higher education

2001-08-23 Thread Peter Boettke
Hirschleifer's intermediate book reports that reputation of the school matters significantly. This is an older study, but he suggests that it is not your SAT score that matters, but the SAT score of your entering freshman class. This supports the signaling theory of education, as opposed to

Re: Austrians and markets

2001-11-26 Thread Peter Boettke
What do you mean by the history of the 20th century being an argument for efficiency? Keynesianism --- 1930-1980 --- pretty good run. Market socialism --- 1936-1985 --- pretty good run. Market failure theory, with a benevolent despot --- 1920s -- 1960s --- pretty good run. I am confused. Do

Re: Austrians and markets

2001-11-26 Thread Peter Boettke
Yes, I was refering to the Boulding article you mention -- perhaps we read it differently. Second, I think there are several reasons why Austrians have difficulities --- some self-induced, others as a consequence of other issues. Public choice scholars should realize that for a long period of