Freedomnomics

Author : John R. Lott
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2007-06-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781596981331

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Freedomnomics by John R. Lott Pdf

Are free market economies really based on fleecing the consumer? Is the U.S. economy truly just a giant free-for-all that encourages duplicity in our everyday transactions? Is everyone from corporate CEOs to your local car salesman really looking to make a buck at your expense? In Freedomnomics: Why the Free Market Works and Other Half-Baked Theories Don't, economist and bestselling author John R. Lott, Jr., answers these and other common economic questions, bravely confronting the profound distrust of the market that the bestselling book Freakonomics has helped to popularize. Using clear and hard-hitting examples, Lott shows how free markets liberate the best, most creative, and most generous aspects of our society - while efforts to constrain economic liberty, no matter how well-intentioned, invariably lead to increased poverty and injustice.

Author : John R. Lott Jr.
Publisher : Regnery Publishing
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2007-05-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781596985063

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Freedomnomics by John R. Lott Jr. Pdf

Challenges the philosophical tenets of "Freakonomics" through case studies that demonstrate the theory that the more costly something is, the less of it people will do, in an economic analysis that covers such topics as price discrimination and corporatescandals.

Author : Grover Glenn Norquist,John R. Lott, Jr.
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-02-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118240472

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Debacle by Grover Glenn Norquist,John R. Lott, Jr. Pdf

A provocative critique of the Obama administration's economic policies and an examination of America's difficult economic future During the 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama promised "a net spending cut" to make government smaller in order to reduce the deficit. But this huge increase in government spending and debt, and the resulting prospect of higher taxes, will make America a poorer country. Are Americans happier because the government has determined where this money should be spent? According to John Lott and Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist, the answer is no, and in Debacle: Obama's War on Jobs and Growth and What We Can Do Now to Regain Our Future they explain why. Obama's economic policies have raised unemployment, slowed economic growth, dramatically raised the national debt, squandered taxpayer money through poor investments, and damaged the housing market. The book explains why Obama's policies on spending, taxes, and regulation have all worked to harm the recovery, increase unemployment, and depress housing prices. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the deficits that President Obama proposes for the years from 2011 through 2020 come to a staggering $126,000 per family of four, and John Lott and Grover Norquist make clear why the costs outweigh the benefits Explains why Keynesian economics is more a way of transferring wealth to political constituencies than a legitimate economic theory for understanding how the economy operates Posits that Obama's economic policies were more an opportunity "to do big things" than to solve the country's economic problems Arguing that the policies of the Obama administration have created widespread economic chaos, Debacle is a bleak look at American finance from Grover Norquist.

Author : John R Lott
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2000-06-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0226493644

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More Guns, Less Crime by John R Lott Pdf

Does allowing people to own or carry guns deter violent crime? Or does it simply cause more citizens to harm each other? Directly challenging common perceptions about gun control, legal scholar John Lott presents the most rigorously comprehensive data analysis ever done on crime statistics and right-to-carry laws. This timely and provocative work comes to the startling conclusion: more guns mean less crime. In this paperback edition, Lott has expanded the research through 1996, incorporating new data available from states that passed right-to-carry and other gun laws since the book's publication as well as new city-level statistics. "Lott's pro-gun argument has to be examined on the merits, and its chief merit is lots of data. . . . If you still disagree with Lott, at least you will know what will be required to rebut a case that looks pretty near bulletproof."Peter Coy, Business Week "By providing strong empirical evidence that yet another liberal policy is a cause of the very evil it purports to cure, he has permanently changed the terms of debate on gun control. . . . Lott's book could hardly be more timely. . . . A model of the meticulous application of economics and statistics to law and policy."John O. McGinnis, National Review "His empirical analysis sets a standard that will be difficult to match. . . . This has got to be the most extensive empirical study of crime deterrence that has been done to date." Public Choice "For anyone with an open mind on either side of this subject this book will provide a thorough grounding. It is also likely to be the standard reference on the subject for years to come."Stan Liebowitz, Dallas Morning News "A compelling book with enough hard evidence that even politicians may have to stop and pay attention. More Guns, Less Crimeis an exhaustive analysis of the effect of gun possession on crime rates."James Bovard, Wall Street Journal "John Lott documents how far 'politically correct' vested interests are willing to go to denigrate anyone who dares disagree with them. Lott has done us all a service by his thorough, thoughtful, scholarly approach to a highly controversial issue."Milton Friedman

Author : John R. Lott
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2003-02-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781596986695

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The Bias Against Guns by John R. Lott Pdf

"If you want the truth the anti–gunners don't want you to know…you need a copy of The Bias Against Guns" —Sean Hannity of Fox News Channel's Hannity & Colmes

Author : John R. Lott
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781621575986

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The War on Guns by John R. Lott Pdf

When it comes to the gun control debate, there are two kinds of data: data that's accurate, and data that left-wing billionaires, politicians, and media want you to believe is accurate. In The War on Guns, economist and gun rights advocate John Lott turns a skeptical eye to well-funded anti-gun studies and stories that perpetuate false statistics to frighten Americans into giving up their guns.

Author : Iain Murray
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2008-04-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781596980624

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The Really Inconvenient Truths by Iain Murray Pdf

Al Gore is bad for the planet... Talk about really inconvenient truths--that's one of the many you'll find in Iain Murray's rollicking exposé of environmental blowhards who waste more energy, endanger more species, and actually kill more people (yes, that's right) than the environmental villains they finger. Did you know that estrogen from birth control and "morning after" pills is causing male fish across America to develop female sex organs? Funny how "pro-choice" and "environmentalist" liberals never talk about that. Or how about this: the Live Earth concert to "save the planet" released more CO2 into the atmosphere than a fleet of 2,000 Humvees emit in a year? We hear a lot about AIDS in Africa, but the number one killer of children in much of Africa is malaria--and guess who was responsible for banning the pesticide that used to have malaria under control? Iain Murray, a sprightly conservative environmental analyst with a long record of skewering liberal hypocrisy, has dug up seven of the all-time great environmental catastrophes caused by the Left and exposed them in The Really Inconvenient Truths.

Author : John R. Lott
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-02-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781621570615

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At the Brink by John R. Lott Pdf

Barack Obama has taken America to the brink of financial ruin. Will we be able to stop before we go over the edge? Author John Lott sounds the alarm as he documents the economic challenges we face with four more years of an Obama presidency, and builds an case for fundamental change—the kind we need to save America.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Libertarianism
ISBN : UOM:39015079684760

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The Freeman by Anonim Pdf

Author : John R. Lott
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1999-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0226493555

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Are Predatory Commitments Credible? by John R. Lott Pdf

Predatory pricing has long been a contentious issue among lawmakers and economists. Legal actions are continually brought against companies. But the question remains: how likely are firms to cut prices in order to drive rivals out of business? Predatory firms risk having to keep prices below cost for such an extended period that it would become cost-prohibitive. Recently, economists have turned to game theory to examine circumstances under which predatory tactics could be profitable. John R. Lott, Jr. provides long-awaited empirical analysis in this book. By examining firms accused of or convicted of predation over a thirty-year period of time, he shows that these firms are not organized as the game-theoretic or other models of predation would predict. In contrast, what evidence exists for predation suggests that government enterprises are more of a threat. Lott presents crucial new data and analysis, attacking an issue of major legal and economic importance. This impressive work will be of great interest to economists, legal scholars, and antitrust policy makers.

Author : Sebastiano Bavetta,Pietro Navarra
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781107017849

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The Economics of Freedom by Sebastiano Bavetta,Pietro Navarra Pdf

This book develops a measure of Autonomy Freedom and sheds light on its consequences for policy and political design.

Author : Yochai Benkler
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Altruism
ISBN : 9780385525763

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The Penguin and the Leviathan by Yochai Benkler Pdf

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Author : Mark W. Smith
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781596985469

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The Official Handbook of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy 2008 by Mark W. Smith Pdf

Already tired of the left-wing media spin on the 2008 elections? Had enough of Democratic talking heads hyping tax increases and the global warming scare? Looking for an island of straight-talking sanity in today's swamp of multi-cultiliberal gibberish? Look no further. Mark Smith continues his crusade against the lunatic Left with this new edition of The Official Handbook of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy. Right on time for the 2008 elections, this book shows you how to shoot down the latest liberal rants for bigger government, a cowardly foreign policy, and depraved social values. Why stay silent in the face of so many leftist lies? Grab a copy of The Handbook and you'll be ready to wade into a San Francisco cocktail party, a Grateful Dead reunion concert, or an Ivy League classroom and take on liberals on their home turf.

Author : Craig Newmark
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009-06-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781135969455

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Readings in Applied Microeconomics by Craig Newmark Pdf

This reader encourages students to appreciate the power of the market, including specific examples and addressing questions on whether markets actually work well and offering evidence that market failures are not as serious or as common as claimed.

Author : John R. Lott, Jr.
Publisher : Hillcrest Publishing Group
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781626522497

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Dumbing Down the Courts by John R. Lott, Jr. Pdf

Judges have enormous power. They determine whom we can marry, whether we can own firearms, whether the government can mandate that we buy certain products, and how we define "personhood." But who gets to occupy these powerful positions? Up until now, there has been little systematic study of what type of judges get confirmed. In his rigorous yet readable style, John Lott analyzes both historical accounts and large amounts of data to see how the confirmation process has changed over time. Most importantly, Dumbing Down the Courts shows that intelligence has now become a liability for judicial nominees. With courts taking on an ever greater role in our lives, smarter judges are feared by the opposition. Although presidents want brilliant judges who support their positions, senators of the opposing party increasingly "Bork" those nominees who would be the most influential judges, subjecting them to humiliating and long confirmations. The conclusion? The brightest nominees will not end