Robert P. Murphy @BobMurphyEcon
Christian, economist, & theorist of nonviolent mechanisms. Chief Economist @infineogroup, S Fellow Mises Institute. Author of *Choice*. https://t.co/5oHTfPomHI consultingbyrpm.com Massachusetts Joined October 2011-
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Join me & PhD Austrian economist Dr. Bob Murphy @BobMurphyEcon, as well as others from the @infineogroup team for this fun conversation today! x.com/i/spaces/1lpkq…
my NYU prof published multi-round game where players threatened to punish each other if they deviated from the equilibrium. even though was a costly commitment it was supported because of infinite level of threats from not carrying out the punishments assigned by the strategy
my NYU prof published multi-round game where players threatened to punish each other if they deviated from the equilibrium. even though was a costly commitment it was supported because of infinite level of threats from not carrying out the punishments assigned by the strategy
if hemingway knew he was talking to the guy who would later voice unicron in the animated transformers movie...
if hemingway knew he was talking to the guy who would later voice unicron in the animated transformers movie...
her not knowing the false story was in the book just becomes more implausible by the day
we only use 5% of our brains we are all captain america if you just believe
we only use 5% of our brains we are all captain america if you just believe
For @paulkrugman, good news means he's right and bad news means he's right.
For @paulkrugman, good news means he's right and bad news means he's right. https://t.co/YWww1SmhJU
My old boss Art Laffer has an idiosyncratic take on the prospects for the US economy in his interview with @menlobear (Adam Taggart). Yes, he's bearish, but he points to some historical context. (To be clear, I'm still bearish.) youtube.com/watch?v=pDbFNH…
In the latest InFi podcast, I interview Lotta Moberg on her time in military intelligence and being an Austrian in the financial sector in Chicago: youtube.com/watch?v=B29OCI…
I think @GeorgeGammon recently recommended this old interview conducted by @CaitlinLong_ at RealVision... Yes it's worth checking out if you want to hear some of the subtleties with modern financial plumbing. youtube.com/watch?v=UJsVYO…
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