ECONOMIST, n. a scoundrel whose faulty vision sees things as they really are, not as they ought to be.—after Ambrose Bierce
By Daniel K. Benjamin
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September 2007Volume 25 | Number 3
ECONOMIST, n. a scoundrel whose faulty vision sees things as they really are, not as they ought to be.—after Ambrose Bierce
March 2007Volume 25 | Number 1
ECONOMIST, n. a scoundrel whose faulty vision sees things as they reall are, not as they ought to be. - after Ambrose Bierce
Reducing pollution is not the only factor to be considered when it comes to lowering infant mortality rates passion.
Urban sprawl did not increase as fast as expected between 1976 and 1992 -- in fact, it did not increase at all.
Economic evidence reveals that property rights are more critical for prosperity than an efficient method of settling contractual disputes.
Does a firm's pollution harm its reputation? You might think so, but recent research by Jonathan Karpoff, John Lott Jr., and Eric Wehrly argues otherwise.
A scholarly article supports Environmental Protection Agency regulation of air pollutants.
High demand for wood products can foster the resurgence of forests.
A study of Wyoming oil drilling reveals that regulatory costs are higher on federal land.
A major study of the Clean Air Act confirms that -- as businesses often claim -- the costs are high.
If congressional efforts to curtail interstate trash disposal succeed, costs will go up.
Benjamin. Daniel K. Benjamin reports that economists have come up with persuasive evidence that free trade reduces pollution.
By Daniel K. Benjamin
Government-sponsored polar
expeditions made fewer
major discoveries
introduced fewer
innovations, lost more ships,
and had more explorers die.
By Daniel K. Benjamin
Given the racket that people raise
over airport noise, one would think
that the social benefits of regulating
airport noise must be great.
By Daniel K. Benjamin
Weitzman says that current income need
be adjusted downward by 1 percent at
most to account for the loss of exhaustible
resources.
By Daniel K. Benjamin
EPA cleanups of superfund sites
cost an average of $12 billion
for every cancer case prevented.
By Daniel K. Benjamin
Now we know what a decade of
quotas on Japanese cars cost consumers.
By Daniel K. Benjamin
Late 19th-century storm warnings
from the U.S. Weather Service
yielded substantial, positive
net returns to society.
By Daniel K. Benjamin
The results of the SO2 tradable emissions program are in-- and the economists were right.
By Daniel K. Benjamin
People are knowledgeable
about the hazards faced
by individuals in
their age group.
By Daniel K. Benjamin
More than half of
the increased market share
of light trucks stems from
government regulation.
By Daniel K. Benjamin
If these advances continue,
solar energy will displace
fossil fuels to a growing extent
over the next fifty years.
By Daniel K. Benjamin
Insecure property rights
induce trespassers and
forest owners to cut
tress on short rotations
and not to replant.
By Daniel K. Benjamin
Unit pricing reduced
the volume of garbage
presented for collection
by 37 percent.
TANGENTS
Economist, n. a scoundrel whose faulty vision sees things as they really are, not as they ought to be. —after Ambrose Bierce
By Daniel K. Benjamin
Economist, n. a scoundrel whose faulty vision sees things as they really are, not as they ought to be. —after Ambrose Bierce
By Daniel K. Benjamin
Since 1980, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has had the auth
Property rights are essential for market exchange. The definition of those rights, their enforcement, and their transferability all help determine the extent of trade and the rate of economic development and wealth creation.
Just as the market brought the bison to near extinction, so too has it brought them back from the brink.
Economist, n. a scoundrel whose faulty vision sees things as they really are, not as they ought to be. —after Ambrose BierceBy Daniel K. Benjamin
Founded 30 years ago in Bozeman, Montana, PERC—the Property and Environment Research Center—is the nation’s oldest and largest institute dedicated to improving environmental quality through property rights and markets.
PERC’s publications, each designed to resonate with specific groups, move ideas generated at PERC to broader audiences.
Research is at the heart of PERC's work, with a focus on the question: What is the link between economic growth and environmental quality?
The goal of PERC’s programs is to fully realize the vision of establishing “PERC University,” where scholars, students, policy makers, and others convene to expand the applications of free market environmentalism.
PERC's fellowships share a common goal of exposing new scholars, students, journalists, and policy makers to free market environmentalism, as well as enable scholars already familiar with FME to explore new applications.
PERC continues to publish and present a broad range of research and discussion through podcasts, videos, and other multimedia channels.