Weather Causes Corruption
Reporters love a political storm. Politicians love a real one.
Peter Leeson and Russ Sobel investigate.
The clincher:
Each additional $100 per capita in FEMA relief increases the average state’s corruption nearly 102 percent. Our findings suggest that notoriously corrupt regions of the United States, such as the Gulf Coast, are in part notoriously corrupt because natural disasters […]
Knowledge, Growth, and Entrepreneurship
Boetke goes to a RATIO conference and learns something. Wish I could have been there!
I am currently enrolled in both a Principle - Agent Problem course, and an Economic Development Course. How can Chicago meet Havard? Perhaps at GMU, but only if LvMI stays in Auburn. Romer’s work is relevant, and tries very hard not […]
Housing Problems
My heart (and dollars) go out to those who find themselves in tough situations, where finding affordable housing is difficult.
As might be expected, I find more fault in government programs for causing the problem than in being able to provide solutions. But I’ll skip the usual rant this time.
First, I recommend that people in these […]