Question about theoretical monopolies

Question about theoretical monopolies

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I haven’t read any major works related to the Austrian School of economics, just have read articles from the mises institute or other secondary sources. I understand monopolies are viewed as only a problem if they control the inputs for their product, as otherwise competition is always a threat. But what would AE suggest in such a situation where they did control the inputs? What would that even look like pracrically? Like I can envision if a steel […]

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Depois de pressão social, Lula sanciona lei do BPC com dois vetos

Depois de pressão social, Lula sanciona lei do BPC com dois vetos

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O presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva sancionou, nesta sexta-feira, 27, a lei que altera as regras do Benefício de Prestação Continuada (BPC), introduzindo a obrigatoriedade do cadastro biométrico. O texto, oriundo do pacote de corte de gastos, teve dois vetos. A nova legislação foi publicada em edição extra do Diário Oficial da União (DOU). Com a sanção, duas partes do texto do pacote de corte de gastos aprovado pelo Congresso foram vetadas por Lula. Portanto, os trechos […]

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"Encouraging Debate, Not Settling It": Bret Stephens Interviews Vanderbilt Chancellor Daniel Diermeier

“Encouraging Debate, Not Settling It”: Bret Stephens Interviews Vanderbilt Chancellor Daniel Diermeier

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A very interesting exchange in the Autumn 2024 Sapir Journal; a short excerpt, just to give a flavor of the whole thing: We’ve seen the same data, and I’ve been very concerned about the drop in approval and trust in higher education. The decline has been larger among people on the conservative side of the political spectrum, but it’s across the board, from the Left and the Right. My sense is that it comes from two concerns. From […]

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Frank Taussig on the McKinley Tariff

Frank Taussig on the McKinley Tariff

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Tweet In the final edition of his remarkable Tariff History of the United States, the Harvard economist Frank Taussig (1859-1940) ended his chapter on the McKinley tariff of 1890 with this line (page 241): The act of 1890 boldly proposed something more: a radical extension of the protective system. The question of principle never was so squarely presented. He opens the next chapter (on the tariff of 1894) with this observation (page 243): THE QUESTION of principle which was […]

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