Nov 23, 2020Thanksgiving 2020 for an EconomistHindsight is 20/20, or so the saying goes. This year of 2020 has been most unusual. Even as news of the novel coronavirus emerged at...
May 19, 2020Revisiting "The Economic Good of a Pandemic"Back in February, I wrote about the economic good of a pandemic. Not much time has elapsed, but much has transpired. I didn’t foresee...
Apr 20, 2020Breaking Up Facebook May Not Accomplish MuchUsing antitrust laws to break up Facebook may not bring about the consumer choice that proponents want. Published by The Sunwater...
Mar 30, 2020Property Rights Are No Excuse to Restrict Property RightsCommentary on a piece in Yale Climate Connections arguing that climate policy is needed to strengthen property rights, while...
Mar 16, 2020Who Has Property Rights in Abandoned Shipwrecks?If you lose something and stop looking for it for years, do you own it once someone else finds it? Treasure hunters and archaeologists...
Mar 9, 2020Property Rights Restricted by Supreme Court of Wisconsin in Waterfront CaseIf you own property along a river or lake, you are generally allowed to build a pier, dock, etc. In Wisconsin, if the lake is man-made...
Mar 2, 2020Taxing Property Like Income Does Not Respect Property RightsDark store appeals successfully reduce property tax liability. If property is assessed at market value, this is reasonable. Some cities...
Feb 27, 2020The Economic Good of a PandemicPublished by the Bagwell Center for the Study of Markets and Economic Opportunity at Kennesaw State University Coles College of Business....
Jan 10, 2020A Bundle of Rights Needs a Bundle of Good InstitutionsSomeone's house was sold out from under him using a forged quitclaim deed. This could have been prevented by some very simple rules. ...
Jan 3, 2020Lake Erie's Bill of RightsA city wanted to let its residents sue polluters in Lake Erie's behalf, but the Ohio state legislature put a stop to that. This why the...
Dec 11, 2019You Can't Fix a Problem with What Caused ItOne city imposed strict limits on construction, infringing property rights, driving up property prices, and contributing to homelessness....
Sep 1, 2019Amazon's Audible Lawsuit Could Reconcile Patent and Copyright LawPatent law and copyright law differ rather sharply, but a lawsuit may bring them closer together. Read more at The Sunwater Institute.
Aug 27, 2019Experimental Ebola Vaccine Reveals a Market Solution in the Developing WorldAn Ebola vaccine was in the works well before the recent outbreak, but it was shelved because there was a lack of a market. A few simple...
Aug 22, 2019Hong Kong's Protests Are About Economic Freedom and OpportunityPublished by the Bagwell Center for the Study of Markets and Economic Opportunity at Kennesaw State University Coles College of Business....