Will Wilkinson denies that I was the only defender of desert at a recent Liberty Fund conference. Hmm. I seem to remember that one participant asked for a show of hands of all defenders of desert, and only mine went up, but my memory is going…
Will Wilkinson denies that I was the only defender of desert at a recent Liberty Fund conference. Hmm. I seem to remember that one participant asked for a show of hands of all defenders of desert, and only mine went up, but my memory is going…
Apr 30 2006
Economics has hit the big time: The Larry Summers scandal has inspired the best Simpsons episode of the season! Principal Skinner puts his foot in his mouth by talking about the gender gap in mathematical ability, and hilarity ensues. Arguably the best line - and certainly inspired by Summers himself - Skinner explai...
Apr 30 2006
Rumors of an Atlas Shrugged movie are once again circulating, and Brangelina may star. My dream is for Peter Jackson to make this his next trilogy. He can even recycle most of King Kong's New York! Hat tip to Catallarchy.
Apr 29 2006
Will Wilkinson denies that I was the only defender of desert at a recent Liberty Fund conference. Hmm. I seem to remember that one participant asked for a show of hands of all defenders of desert, and only mine went up, but my memory is going...
READER COMMENTS
Will Wilkinson
May 1 2006 at 8:44am
Like I said in my blog post, I intrerpeted the question as about our willingness to defend the market on desert ground on Olsaretti’s terms. That is, no one was willing to justify different positions in the income distribution in terms of differences in desert. (Most of us thought positions in the inome distribution don’t need justifying at all.) Which is a whole other animal from being unwilling to defend desert, or defend the market in terms of desert.
Robert Speirs
May 1 2006 at 9:36am
Fine. But now who will defend dessert? Is it a moral duty or a luxury?
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