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Alaska's Other Oil SpillStephen L. Jackstadt and Dwight R. Lee
Wasteful expenditure of revenues from petroleum wealth.

Blue Whales and Growth in GovernmentDwight R. Lee
Another example of the failure of socialism.


Common Sense Economics (2005)James Gwartney, Richard L. Stroup, and Dwight R. Lee, ...
What Everyone Should Know About Wealth and Prosperity
1 Review, 1 Readable

Confession of a Compliant TaxpayerDwight R. Lee
To curtail fiscal folly, reduce the money pouring into federal coffers.

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Constitutional ReformDwight R. Lee
A Prerequisite for Supply-Side Economics

Controlling Inflation By Controlling GovernmentDwight R. Lee
The need to limit the federal government's ability to create and spend money.


Distrust and VerifyDwight R. Lee and Jeff R. Clark

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Economic NotionsDwight R. Lee
Specialization and Wealth

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Price Floors, Surpluses, and the Minimum Wage

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Social Cooperation and the Marketplace

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The power of Incentives

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Social Cooperation, Good Intentions, and Incentives

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Price Ceilings Cause Shortages and Higher Costs

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Demand and Supply

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Markets and Freedom

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Opportunity Cost and Hidden Inventions

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Conservation and Speculation

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Politics and Foreign Trade

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The Market for Honesty

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In the Absence of Private Property Rights

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Private Property and Opportunity Costs

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Opportunities and Costs

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Costs Should Be Revealed, Not Concealed

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Comparative Advantage Continued

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Comparative Advantage

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The Economic Advantages of a Commitment to Liberty

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Marriages, Mistresses, and Marginalism

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How Government Prevents Us from Buying Safety

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Spreading the Work to Create More Jobs

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Creating Jobs vs. Creating Wealth

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Running Out of Agricultural Land

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It's the Margin that Counts

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The Hidden Cost of Taxation

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Freedom of the Price

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Sacrificing Lives for Profits

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Marginalism and the Morality of Pricing Human Lives

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Take This Job and Shove It, at the Margin

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The Problem of Environmental Protection

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The High Cost of Command and Control

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Energy Production Versus Conservation

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Markets and Marginalism

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More on Marginalism

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Reducing the Cost of Reducing Pollution

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Are People Pleased with the Efficient Amount of Pollution?

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Economic Efficiency

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The Efficient Amount of Pollution

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Maximum Cooperation Means Minimum Cost

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Getting the Most Out of Pollution

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The Perverse Popularity of Command and Control

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Government Creates Prisoners' Dilemmas

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Prisoners' Dilemmas and Cooperation

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The Market Makes Diversity Worth Celebrating

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The Bias Favoring Governments Over Markets

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The Cure Can Be Worse Than the Disease

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Public Interest or Private Interest?

Economics in Our Time: Concepts and Issues (1975)Dwight R. Lee and Robert F. McNown
1 Review, 1 Readable

Economics in Our Time: Macro Issues (1976)Dwight R. Lee and Robert F. McNown
1 Review, 1 Readable

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Censoring Pleas for Help

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Speculation and Risk

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The Entrepreneur on the Heroic JourneyCandace A. Allen and Dwight R. Lee
Daunting deeds seen in a new light.

Failure and Progress (1993)Dwight R. Lee and Richard McKenzie
The Bright Side of the Dismal Science
1 Review, 1 Readable

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Federalism and Free Trade (Review) Dwight R. Lee
Federalism and Free Trade, by Jean-Luc Migue
- Federalism and Free Trade by Jean-Luc Migue

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Free Trade To Benefit the Many-Not Fair Trade To Benefit the FewDwight R. Lee
Better choices for consumers and improved economic productivity.

Freedom and the Prospect for Soviet Economic ReformDwight R. Lee
The connection between market institutions and tolerance for economic freedom.

Freedom, and FailureDwight R. Lee
The freedom to attempt success requires an accompanying freedom to fail.

The Gender GapCynthia D. Lee and Dwight R. Lee
Is there a growing solidarity of women voters?

Getting Rich In America (1999)Dwight R. Lee and Richard B. McKenzie
Eight Simple Rules for Building a Fortune--And a Satisfying Life
1 Review, 1 Readable

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A Good Conversation and the MarketplaceCandace A. Allen and Dwight R. Lee
Market prices speak louder than words.

Government Redistribution Impoverishes the PoorDwight R. Lee
Transfer programs reduce economic growth by discouraging productivity and encouraging d...

Government v. CoaseDwight R. Lee
The Case of Smoking

Greed and GravityDwight R. Lee
Self-interest as a natural force.

The High Cost of the DraftRobert McNown and Dwight R. Lee
The question here concerns who should pay the bill.

In Defense of Markets and MisersCandace Allen and Dwight R. Lee
The value of small benefits spread over large numbers of people.

In Defense of the U.S. EconomyDwight R. Lee
The Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies, December 1977, pp. 307-312


Labor Unions Aggravate Inflation by Lowering WagesDwight R. Lee
Curbing productivity contributes to the impact of inflation.


Liberty and Individual ResponsibilityDwight R. Lee
The inextricable link between responsibility and individual liberty.


The Market Didn't Do ItDwight R. Lee
Don't blame the messenger for bad news.

The Market Economy (1991)James L. Doti and Dwight R. Lee
A Reader
1 Review, 1 Readable


The Ongoing Struggle for Liberty: Reasons for OptimismDwight R. Lee and Richard B. McKenzie
Has the threat of government reached its zenith?

The Only Failure We Have to Fear Is the Fear of FailureDwight R. Lee and Richard B. McKenzie
General economic failure stems from the fear of small failures.

Patience and Property: Corporate vs. Union ManagementDwight R. Lee and Robert L. Sexton
Private property ownership is critical to efficient, future-oriented business decisions.

Patience is a Market VirtueDwight R. Lee
Why the free market can provide for the long term, while the government can barely plan...

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The Perversity of Doing Good at Other's ExpenseDwight R. Lee
The destructive effect of government transfers.

The Political Economy of Educational VouchersDwight R. Lee
If educational vouchers become politically viable, it will be because they can be used ...

The Political Economy of the U.S. ConstitutionDwight R. Lee
Reflections on the political and economic wisdom of our Founding Fathers.




The Problems of Halting Economic GrowthDwight R. Lee and Robert F. McNown
It's not all that easy to do without the market.

Public Choice: The Rest of the StoryDwight R. Lee
Some additional insights into public choice theory.

Public Interest Is Usually Special InterestDwight R. Lee and Robert L. Sexton
"Needs" proliferate when someone else is picking up the tab.

Quicksilver Capital (1991)Richard B. McKenzie and Dwight R. Lee
How the Rapid Movement of Wealth Has Changed the World
4 Reviews, 4 Readable

Regulating Government (1986)Dwight R. Lee and Richard B. McKenzie
A Preface to Constitutional Economics
2 Reviews, 1 Readable

Reverse Revenue SharingDwight R. Lee
A Return to Fiscal Federalism

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Bastiat, Liberty, and The Law (Review) Dwight R. Lee
Individualism and Economic Order, by Friedrich A. Hayek
- Individualism and Economic Order by Friedrich A. Hayek

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Capital Letters (Review) Dwight R. Lee
Predictably Irrational, by Dan Ariely
- Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely

The Search for a Souvenir SpoonDwight R. Lee
Long lines, surly service, and pitiful products abound when there is no competition for...

Should Profits Be Shared with Workers?Dwight R. Lee
The empty promises of profit-Sharing.

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Social security Can Be Good for Your HealthDwight R. Lee
Advice for young people.


Soviet Military Strength Based on Economic WeaknessDwight R. Lee
How poor economic performance encourages military spending.


Book Reviews
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The Supply-Side Solution (Review) Dwight R. Lee
The Supply-Side Solution, by Bruce Bartlett and Timothy P. Roth
- The Supply-Side Solution by Bruce Bartlett and Timothy P. Roth


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Unfair Competition: The Profits of Nonprofits (Review) Dwight R. Lee
Unfair Competition, by James T. Bennett and Thomas J. DiLorenzo
- Unfair Competition by James T. Bennett and Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Union Myopia and the Taxation of CapitalDwight R. Lee, Robert L. Sexton, and Philip E. Graves, ...
The Journal of Social, Political, and Economic Studies, Fall 1995, pp. 299-316

ViewpointDwight R. Lee
The Price Blackout
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