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Research paper thumbnail of Book Review: Restoring the Promise: Higher Education in America

Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, Aug 5, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Medical Information and Bureaucracy: F.A. Hayek and the Use of Medical Knowledge

Interaction between the medical professional and the patient is largely an exchange of informatio... more Interaction between the medical professional and the patient is largely an exchange of information. The patient provides the medical professional with information on symptoms, medical history, family background, and less quantifiable information such as beliefs, motivations, and behavior patterns. The medical professional then analyzes this information, and may make a diagnosis and suggest a plan for treatment. For most of history, the information exchange between the medical professional and the patient has been private, with patient satisfaction being the primary

Research paper thumbnail of Carbon flux and N- and M-shaped environmental Kuznets curves: evidence from international land use change

Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2020

Economic growth can affect land use change to release or sequester carbon, intensifying or mitiga... more Economic growth can affect land use change to release or sequester carbon, intensifying or mitigating the impact of other carbon emissions, and the functional form of that relationship is important to crafting policy responses. Data on land use and land cover change (LULCC) for 14 countries reveal an Nor M-shaped environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) for LULCC carbon flux to/from the atmosphere in some nations, while others display very different relationships. Most nations studied show some variation of the inverted-U EKC.

Research paper thumbnail of Book Review: Restoring the Promise: Higher Education in America

Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of The Privatization of Space Exploration: Business, Technology, Law, and Policy

Research paper thumbnail of Stewardship Without Prices and Private Property? Modern Evangelical Environmentalism's Struggle to Value Nature

Research paper thumbnail of Stewardship Without Prices and Private Property? Modern Evangelical Environmentalism's Struggle to Value Nature

Research paper thumbnail of The Origin of Property Rights: A Critique of Rothbard and Hoppe on Natural Rights

Research paper thumbnail of 7. “Book Review: Lewis D. Solomon The Privatization of Space Exploration“

Research paper thumbnail of The end of money and the struggle for financial privacy

The Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, 1999

Research paper thumbnail of Binary economics: Paradigm shift or cluster of errors?

The Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Economic Observations on Citizen Suit Provisions of Environmental Legislation

Duke Environmental Law Policy Forum, Sep 22, 2001

Research paper thumbnail of Stewardship Without Prices and Private Property? Modern Evangelical Environmentalism's Struggle to Value Nature

Journal of Markets Morality, Mar 20, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Review of "Economy and Morality: The Philosophy of the Welfare State" by Yuichi Shionoya

Journal of Markets Morality, Feb 27, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Review of "Foundations of Economics: A Christian View

Journal of Markets Morality, Jan 23, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Framing Environmental Policy Instrument Choice: Another View

Research paper thumbnail of One Protestant Tradition's Interface with Austrian Economics: Christian Reconstruction as Critic and Ally

Journal of Markets Morality, Jun 3, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Property Rights and Externality: The Ethics of the Austrian School

Journal of Markets Morality, Sep 22, 1999

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Research paper thumbnail of Carbon Sequestration and N- and M-Shaped Environmental Kuznets Curves: Evidence from International Land Use Change

Economic growth can affect land use change to release or sequester carbon, intensifying or mitiga... more Economic growth can affect land use change to release or sequester carbon, intensifying or mitigating the impact of other carbon emissions, and the functional form of that relationship is important to crafting policy responses. Data on land use and land cover change (LULCC) for 14 countries reveal an N- or M-shaped environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) for LULCC carbon flux to/from the atmosphere in some nations, while others display very different relationships. Most nations studied show some variation of the inverted-U EKC. All but one nation display initial turning points ranging from 2,000to2,000 to 2,000to9,000 per capita GDP (2011 dollars), and half are now net negative carbon emitters with respect to LULCC. For the US, regression analysis of the LULCC EKC indicates a roughly M-shaped quartic EKC function, with local maxima at about 5,000and5,000 and 5,000and45,000 and a local minimum at about $30,000. Where N-shaped EKCs are observed, the carbon sequestration from increasing forest regrowth is transient, and may be followed by a phase in which rising aggregate emissions dominate slowing sequestration in maturing forests. An M-shaped EKC indicates a third turning point, representing a return to increased net carbon absorption.

Research paper thumbnail of Uncertainty, Asset Specificity, and Entrepreneurial Adaptation

Entrepreneurs' exposure to economic uncertainty from regulation, monetary policy, and taxation is... more Entrepreneurs' exposure to economic uncertainty from regulation, monetary policy, and taxation is exacerbated by the inflexibility of capital asset commitments. Entrepreneurs adapt to uncertainty by reducing asset specificity. While the mainstream approach tends to focus on reduced aggregate investment resulting from uncertainty, the effects cannot be fully comprehended without appreciating the heterogeneity of the capital structure. Entrepreneurial adaptations, such as increasing the proportion of precautionary assets, reduce the roundaboutness of the production process, mitigating uncertainty but reducing economic growth. The emphases of the Austrian school on entrepreneurial judgment and heterogeneous capital clarify the connection between uncertainty and economic growth.

Research paper thumbnail of Book Review: Restoring the Promise: Higher Education in America

Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, Aug 5, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of Medical Information and Bureaucracy: F.A. Hayek and the Use of Medical Knowledge

Interaction between the medical professional and the patient is largely an exchange of informatio... more Interaction between the medical professional and the patient is largely an exchange of information. The patient provides the medical professional with information on symptoms, medical history, family background, and less quantifiable information such as beliefs, motivations, and behavior patterns. The medical professional then analyzes this information, and may make a diagnosis and suggest a plan for treatment. For most of history, the information exchange between the medical professional and the patient has been private, with patient satisfaction being the primary

Research paper thumbnail of Carbon flux and N- and M-shaped environmental Kuznets curves: evidence from international land use change

Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2020

Economic growth can affect land use change to release or sequester carbon, intensifying or mitiga... more Economic growth can affect land use change to release or sequester carbon, intensifying or mitigating the impact of other carbon emissions, and the functional form of that relationship is important to crafting policy responses. Data on land use and land cover change (LULCC) for 14 countries reveal an Nor M-shaped environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) for LULCC carbon flux to/from the atmosphere in some nations, while others display very different relationships. Most nations studied show some variation of the inverted-U EKC.

Research paper thumbnail of Book Review: Restoring the Promise: Higher Education in America

Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, 2021

Research paper thumbnail of The Privatization of Space Exploration: Business, Technology, Law, and Policy

Research paper thumbnail of Stewardship Without Prices and Private Property? Modern Evangelical Environmentalism's Struggle to Value Nature

Research paper thumbnail of Stewardship Without Prices and Private Property? Modern Evangelical Environmentalism's Struggle to Value Nature

Research paper thumbnail of The Origin of Property Rights: A Critique of Rothbard and Hoppe on Natural Rights

Research paper thumbnail of 7. “Book Review: Lewis D. Solomon The Privatization of Space Exploration“

Research paper thumbnail of The end of money and the struggle for financial privacy

The Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, 1999

Research paper thumbnail of Binary economics: Paradigm shift or cluster of errors?

The Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics, 2005

Research paper thumbnail of Economic Observations on Citizen Suit Provisions of Environmental Legislation

Duke Environmental Law Policy Forum, Sep 22, 2001

Research paper thumbnail of Stewardship Without Prices and Private Property? Modern Evangelical Environmentalism's Struggle to Value Nature

Journal of Markets Morality, Mar 20, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Review of "Economy and Morality: The Philosophy of the Welfare State" by Yuichi Shionoya

Journal of Markets Morality, Feb 27, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Review of "Foundations of Economics: A Christian View

Journal of Markets Morality, Jan 23, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Framing Environmental Policy Instrument Choice: Another View

Research paper thumbnail of One Protestant Tradition's Interface with Austrian Economics: Christian Reconstruction as Critic and Ally

Journal of Markets Morality, Jun 3, 2012

Research paper thumbnail of Property Rights and Externality: The Ethics of the Austrian School

Journal of Markets Morality, Sep 22, 1999

Research paper thumbnail of Carbon Sequestration and N- and M-Shaped Environmental Kuznets Curves: Evidence from International Land Use Change

Economic growth can affect land use change to release or sequester carbon, intensifying or mitiga... more Economic growth can affect land use change to release or sequester carbon, intensifying or mitigating the impact of other carbon emissions, and the functional form of that relationship is important to crafting policy responses. Data on land use and land cover change (LULCC) for 14 countries reveal an N- or M-shaped environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) for LULCC carbon flux to/from the atmosphere in some nations, while others display very different relationships. Most nations studied show some variation of the inverted-U EKC. All but one nation display initial turning points ranging from 2,000to2,000 to 2,000to9,000 per capita GDP (2011 dollars), and half are now net negative carbon emitters with respect to LULCC. For the US, regression analysis of the LULCC EKC indicates a roughly M-shaped quartic EKC function, with local maxima at about 5,000and5,000 and 5,000and45,000 and a local minimum at about $30,000. Where N-shaped EKCs are observed, the carbon sequestration from increasing forest regrowth is transient, and may be followed by a phase in which rising aggregate emissions dominate slowing sequestration in maturing forests. An M-shaped EKC indicates a third turning point, representing a return to increased net carbon absorption.

Research paper thumbnail of Uncertainty, Asset Specificity, and Entrepreneurial Adaptation

Entrepreneurs' exposure to economic uncertainty from regulation, monetary policy, and taxation is... more Entrepreneurs' exposure to economic uncertainty from regulation, monetary policy, and taxation is exacerbated by the inflexibility of capital asset commitments. Entrepreneurs adapt to uncertainty by reducing asset specificity. While the mainstream approach tends to focus on reduced aggregate investment resulting from uncertainty, the effects cannot be fully comprehended without appreciating the heterogeneity of the capital structure. Entrepreneurial adaptations, such as increasing the proportion of precautionary assets, reduce the roundaboutness of the production process, mitigating uncertainty but reducing economic growth. The emphases of the Austrian school on entrepreneurial judgment and heterogeneous capital clarify the connection between uncertainty and economic growth.