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<rss xmlns:ps="http://trailfire.com" version="2.0"><channel><title>"Economics Writing" by MikeP</title><link>http://trailfire.com/MikeP/trails/5815</link><category>MikeP/trails</category><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>When is free hotel Web access not free? By Steven E. Landsburg</title><link>http://trailfire.com/MikeP/marks/5624</link><description><![CDATA[Here&#39;s one of Steven Landsburg&#39;s old columns. I like this kind of thing because he takes a simple economic issue, the sort of thing that might bug you or pique your curiosity momentarily, and he analyzes it to bits using the tools of economics. fun.]]></description><category>Economics Writing</category><author>MikeP</author><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:51:25 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:5624</guid></item><item><title>Do the poor deserve life support? By Steven E. Landsburg</title><link>http://trailfire.com/MikeP/marks/5625</link><description><![CDATA[Here&#39;s another Landsburg piece. Whether you agree with him or not, he does do a good job applying economics to, in this case, an issue of serious moral and political weight, and he comes to some conclusions. Note that he&#39;s not simply making an economic argument, but using economics to make a moral argument.]]></description><category>Economics Writing</category><author>MikeP</author><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:53:11 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:5625</guid></item><item><title>Why you can never buy a decent used car. By Tim Harford</title><link>http://trailfire.com/MikeP/marks/5626</link><description><![CDATA[and so we come to Tim Harford who neither illuminates some little facet of everyday life nor offers a view on some major moral issue. In fact, he doesn&#39;t even make much of an economic point -- he just sort of diddles around on the periphery. He&#39;s just convinced you that there&#39;s something interesting to think about and getting you ready for something interesting when he thinks he&#39;s done.]]></description><category>Economics Writing</category><author>MikeP</author><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:55:09 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:5626</guid></item><item><title>optic - Tim Harford Sorta Sucks</title><link>http://trailfire.com/MikeP/marks/5627</link><description><![CDATA[so thumbs down to Tim Harford.. but <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0029177766/">Steven Landsburg</A> and <A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0691120420/">Tyler Cowen</A> both have books out. I haven&#39;t read them yet, but they&#39;re on my list...]]></description><category>Economics Writing</category><author>MikeP</author><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:57:48 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:5627</guid></item></channel></rss>
