2010

This blog post compares the argument that unemployment relief encourages unemployment to the idea that emergency rooms encourage drunk driving. via ThinkMarkets

QWOP is a tough game where you control a runner's limbs individually using the QWOP keys. via Know Your Meme

David Friedman discusses behavioral economics, arguing that it can be used to support pre-existing beliefs, and challenges readers to provide further examples.

Bryan Caplan's blog post argues that behaviorism is effective because it implicitly relies on assumptions about mental states like preferences and beliefs. via Econlib

Arnold Kling believes David Levine's new paper on economic crises and capitalist economies is an important economic theory.

David Friedman proposes a solution to state pension problems by limiting the enforceability of state contracts to the term of the current governor. This would force governors to fund pensions while in office or explore alternatives.

via Ideas