Lately I’ve got about 5 books started at all times and I largely read them in parallel (unless I like one too much to let it out of my hands before I finish it).
→ Read more Quote for week 10th-16th Feb ’08
→ Read moreAt the root of the difference between the Libertarian and welfarist-Utilitarian conception of optimal tax policy is the relationship of the individual to the state. The welfarist-Utilitarian model sees the state as an entity outside the individuals who compose it, in that the government puts in place policies that are optimal according to its own social welfare function.
A heated debate on gender-based taxation
I mentioned this article from VoxEU by Alessina et al a while ago (1st bullet point). Meanwhile Gilles Saint-Paul came forth with a tough critique and Alessina, Ichino and Karabarbounis have replied today.
→ Read more Quote for week 3rd to 9th of Feb ’08
Mathematics is trivial, but I can’t do my work without it.
Richard Feynman
See the quote of the previous week.
Best phrase I’ve read today
→ Read moreSure, let those who have become rich under capitalism try to do good things for those who are still poor, as Mr. Gates has admirably chosen to do. But a New-Age blend of market incentives and feel-good recognition will not end poverty.