Uncommon sense : economic insights, from marriage to terrorism /

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Author / Creator:	Becker, Gary S. (Gary Stanley), 1930-2014
Imprint:	Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, c2009.
Description:	373 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Posner, Richard A. -- Blogs. Becker, Gary S. -- (Gary Stanley), -- 1930- -- Blogs. Becker, Gary S. -- (Gary Stanley), -- 1930-2014. Posner, Richard A. Economics -- Miscellanea. Law and economics. Blogs. Economics. Law and economics. Trivia and miscellanea. Miscellanea.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7796476

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Other authors / contributors:	Posner, Richard A.
ISBN:	9780226041018 (alk. paper) 0226041018 (alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes index.
Summary:	The Becker-Posner Blog, founded by Nobel Prize-winning economist Gary S. Becker and renowned jurist and legal scholar Richard A. Posner, banks its reputation on lively, thought-provoking commentary on current events, along with pithy and profound weekly essays highlighting the value of economic reasoning when applied to unexpected topics. Uncommon Sense gathers the most important and innovative entries from the blog, arranged by topic, along with updates and even reconsiderations when subsequent events have shed new light on a question. Whether it's Posner making the economic case for the legalization of gay marriage, Becker arguing in favor of the sale of human organs for transplant, or even the pair of scholars vigorously disagreeing about the utility of collective punishment, the writing is always clear, the interplay energetic, and the resulting discussion deeply informed and intellectually substantial.

Table of Contents:

Introduction to Becker-Posner Blog
I. Sex and Population
1. The Sexual Revolution
2. Gay Marriage
3. Polygamy
4. Sex Selection
5. Immigration Reform
6. Putin's Population Plan
Afterthoughts to Part I
II. Property Rights
7. Kelo and Eminent Domain
8. Pharmaceutical Patents
9. Grokster, File Sharing, and Contributory Infringement
10. Orphan Drugs, Intellectual Property, and Social Welfare
11. Organ Sales
12. Traffic Congestion
13. Privatizing Highways
Afterthoughts to Part II
III. Universities
14. Plagiarism
15. Tenure
16. For-Profit Colleges
17. Ranking Higher Education
Afterthoughts to Part III
IV. Incentives
18. Fat Tax
19. Trans Fats Ban
20. Libertarian Paternalism
21. Chicago and Big Boxes
Afterthoughts to Part IV
V. Jobs and Employment
22. Judicial Term Limits
23. Economics of the Revolving Door
24. CEO Compensation
25. Income Inequality
26. Corporate Social Responsibility
Afterthoughts to Part V
VI. Environment and Disasters
27. Tsunami
28. Major Disasters
29. Federalism, Economics, and Katrina
30. Post-Catastrophe Price Gouging
31. Global Warming and Discount Rates
32. Efficient Water Conservation
Afterthoughts to Part VI
VII. Crime and Punishment and Terrorism
33. Capital Punishment
34. Doping Athletes
35. Drunk Driving
36. nternet Gambling
37. Preventive War
38. Ethnic Profiling
39. Privatizing Security
40. Antiterrorism Allocations
41. Collective Punishment
Afterthoughts to Part VII
VIII. The World
42. Economic and Political Freedom
43. Size of Countries
44. Hamas, Palestine, and Democracy
45. Google in China
46. Economics of National Culture
47. Microfinance and Development
48. World Inequality
49. Foreign Aid
Afterthoughts to Part VIII
Index

Uncommon sense : economic insights, from marriage to terrorism /

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