Scarcity and plenty
[Warning: half-formed thoughts ahead]One of the most striking characteristics of the 21st century economy (divided into goods, human contact services and information) is that even very poor people...
View ArticleTrade offs and free lunches in pandemic policy
As the author of a book on opportunity cost, I might be expected to be enthusiastic about the idea that trade-offs are always important in economic and policy choices. This idea is summed up in the...
View ArticleComing events
I’ve got quite a few events coming up in the next ten days. I’ll be in Adelaide for the Writers Week (program here), appearing at the Pioneer Women’s Memorial Garden, King William Road on Wednesday 4...
View ArticleReview of Economics in Two Lessons
Here’s a review of Economics in Two Lessons, by Nikki Dumbrell in the Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. It’s the first in an academic journal, and captures all the main points...
View ArticleThe best books on Learning Economics
Following the release of Economics in Two Lessons, Sophie Roell of Five Books invited me to do an interview. The Five Books format is that the interviewee (usually an author) nominates the best five...
View ArticleEconomics isn't as highfalutin' as the jargon makes it sound
Ross Gittins has a very nice piece in the SMH today, with some kind words about Economics in Two Lessons which he recommends as “the best book to introduce you to economics”. Ross says that the...
View ArticleThe opportunity cost of destruction
With much of Australia suffering catastrophic fires and the beginning of a new war with Iran, lots of people are thinking about the idea that such disasters are good for the economy, because of the...
View ArticleInterview:Economics in Two Lessons
I did an interview about Economics in Two Lessons with Brisbane based economist Gene Tunny. You can listen to it here.
View ArticleThe third lesson?
Another review of Economics in Two Lessons has come out. It’s by David Henderson and appears in Regulation, published by the Cato Institute (link to PDF). There’s a blog post with extracts here....
View ArticleEconomics in Two Lessons, reviewed
A couple of reviews of Economics in Two Lessons have come out, from opposite ends of the political spectrum. The more interesting is Max Sawicky’s in Jacobin. Sawicky does a great job in summarising...
View ArticleEconomics in Two Lessons, by Captain Haddock?
Last week, I did a couple of events in Melbourne for Economics in Two Lessons. One was at Readings in Hawthorn, where my old friend and colleague Al Watson kindly introduced me. The other was at the...
View ArticleBook launch in Melbourne (please plug!)
The Melbourne launch for Economics in Two Lessons, will be at Readings Hawthorn Wednesday 17 July and also at University House, Melbourne Uni, 4-6 pm Friday 19 July. Free, no booking required. It...
View ArticleBook launch in Melbourne
The Melbourne launch for Economics in Two Lessons, will be at Readings Hawthorn Wednesday 17 July and also at University House, Melbourne Uni, 4-6 pm Friday 19 July.
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Gleebooks Tomorrow
I’ll be doing the Sydney launch of my new book, Economics in Two Lessons at Gleebooks tomorrow (Thursday 27 June). I’ll be talking to the always insightful Peter Martin, so it should be a great event....
View ArticleRadio appearances
I’m doing a run of radio interviews this week, including A discussion of Economics In Two Lessons with Nick Rheinburger, morning presenter for ABC IllawarraA talk about the history of Australian...
View ArticleBook events this week
Two big book events for Economics in Two Lessons coming up this week. On Tuesday, I’ll be at Avid Reader in Brisbane, talking to Paul Barclay. On Thursday, it’s Gleebooks in Sydney, talking to Peter...
View ArticleEconomics in Two Lessons, reviewed
The first proper[1] review of Economics in Two Lessons has appeared, in Inside Story. It’s by Richard Holden[2] and really gets the point of the book. The final paras: Chapters twelve to sixteen deal...
View ArticleComing events
I’ve got quite a few events coming up in the next couple of weeks. * On 13 and 14 May, I’m running a workshop at the University of Queensland on Epistemic & Personal Transformation: Dealing with...
View ArticleWas Hazlitt an Austrian economist?
Reviews of Economics in Two Lessons are starting to come in. Here’s one, favorable but not rapturous from Diane Coyle. Another, from David Gordon at the Mises Institute is, not surprisingly, more...
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My Princeton UP interview on Economics in Two Lessons
You are here: Home / !Post Type / Author Interviews / John Quiggin on Economics in Two Lessons April 23, 2019 Since 1946, Henry Hazlitt’s bestselling Economics in One Lesson has popularized the belief...
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