All Posts Tagged With: "cost-benefit analysis"
I Recycle!
I spoke recently to a group of college students on the economics of environmental protection. As I spoke of the market’s amazing ability to conserve natural resources, one young man asked me, “Do you recycle?” “No,” I answered. “Well, thanks for the effort,” he replied with bitter sarcasm. Before I could explain my answer, he [...]
1May2002 | Donald J. Boudreaux | 15 comments | ContinuedA Program the Borg Would Love
Karen Selick is a practicing attorney in Ontario and a columnist for Canadian Lawyer. Ontario, Canada—Suppose you’re out for a stroll one evening. A scruffy-looking stranger approaches you and says, “Hand over all your valuables, and make it snappy.” “Is this a stickup?” you gasp, stupidly. “Why, no,” says the stranger, “it’s merely the result [...]
1Feb1999 | Karen Selick | 0 comments | Continued-
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