Archive for Timothy D. Terrell
The Absurdity of "Saving Jobs"
Timothy Terrell teaches economics at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. In any period of economic distress there is a renewed search for political solutions to unemployment. It seems obvious that jobs must be saved, and the government must be the key to preserving those jobs. So we get another round of government intervention: economic [...]
1Dec2003 | Timothy D. Terrell | 7 comments | ContinuedStopping Government Sprawl
Timothy Terrell is an assistant professor of economics at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S.C. In a scene that is repeated countless times each year in cities all over the world, a local government is preventing a landowner from building a legitimate business on his property. Tom Winkopp, owner of a 50-acre site in Clemson, South [...]
1Feb2001 | Timothy D. Terrell | 1 comment | ContinuedStanding to Gain from Tattling
Timothy Terrell is assistant professor of economics at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Most of us learn early in life to despise tattlers. Sometimes this revulsion results from a desire to avoid punishment for a serious offense, such as an unauthorized redecoration of the guest bathroom wall with a permanent marker. Often, however, the [...]
1Dec2000 | Timothy D. Terrell | 1 comment | Continued-
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