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May 15, 2017 Foundational Concepts in Economics: 12: The Importance of Economic Liberty
Baetjer illustrates the harmful effects of economic regulations and argues that we ought to instead prefer economic liberty.
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34min
May 15, 2017 Foundational Concepts in Economics: 11: Free Market Incentives Foster Service to Others
Baetjer argues that the incentives inherent in market institutions outperform the incentives inherent in state institutions in getting people to properly consider the well-being of others when they act.
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28min
May 15, 2017 Foundational Concepts in Economics: 10: Profit and Loss Guide Entrepreneurial Discovery
The trial-and-error based profit and loss mechanism, says Baetjer, is an indispensable tool for guiding discovery and innovation in the economy.
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24min
May 15, 2017 Foundational Concepts in Economics: 9: The Problems with Price Controls
Continuing his discussion of prices, Baetjer explains what can go wrong when outside interference prevents genuine market prices from emerging.
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22min
May 15, 2017 Foundational Concepts in Economics: 8: Prices Communicate Dispersed Knowledge
Prices, explains Baetjer, are a powerful tool for getting people the knowledge they need to cooperate with one another in the market.
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20min
May 15, 2017 Foundational Concepts in Economics: 7: Supply and Demand Together
Having discussed supply and demand separately, Baetjer explains how, together, they describe the way markets operate.
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19min
May 15, 2017 Foundational Concepts in Economics: 6: Supply
Baetjer explains the “supply” half of “supply and demand.”
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15min
May 15, 2017 Foundational Concepts in Economics: 5: Demand
Baetjer explains the “demand” half of “supply and demand.”
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20min
May 15, 2017 Foundational Concepts in Economics: 4: Comparative Advantage and Division of Labor
Building on the concept of opportunity cost, Baetjer explains how specialization and trade make us richer.
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30min
May 15, 2017 Foundational Concepts in Economics: 3: Marginal Thinking
All economic behavior occurs through marginal thinking. The decisions of economic actors are “bit by bit” decisions, not all-or-nothing ones.
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29min

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