Archive for Mario Rizzo
Mario Rizzo is an associate professor of economics and co-director of the Austrian Economics Program at New York University.
In Defense of Ideology
There have been many statements recently to the effect that we should not let “ideology” or “philosophy” stand in the way of solving our economic problems. Indeed, the Obama administration (like the previous Bush administration) is keen to persuade us to drop all this prejudice and to go after each problem–banking, stimulus, and so forth–on [...]
19Aug2009 | Mario Rizzo | 0 comments | ContinuedA Microeconomist’s Protest
The conventional macroeconomic diagnosis and proposed cures ignore many important structural or microeconomic factors.
1Apr2009 | Mario Rizzo | 27 comments | Continued-
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Contraception: Insuring the Uninsurable
Update below. Controversy rages over the Obama administration’s mandate that all employers – including... Read More
The Snow Plowers’ Petition
The following might have happened in a small college town in upstate New York… In a cold and snowy... Read More
Super Bowl versus Education?
In the spirit of Super Bowl weekend I’d like to deconstruct a Facebook status update that a friend... Read More
Capitalism, Corporatism, and the Freed Market
When a front-running presidential contender tells the country that thanks to Barack Obama, “[w]e are... Read More
Creating Jobs versus Creating Value
Picking on New York Times columnist Paul Krugman is one of the largest participation sports on the Internet.... Read More
