... What is the function of education in our society? There are several possibilities, all present to some extent. Education can teach you things that are...
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alger.d@...
Sep 1, 1999 7:27 pm
... Marijuana, heroin, cocaine, and prostitution are typically prohibited, so that the value to the consumers and sellers that competitively provided services ...
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Robin Hanson
rhanson@...
Dec 8, 1999 8:06 am
"A Sealed-Bid Auction that Matches the English Auction" BY: ELMAR WOLFSTETTER, MOTTY PERRY, SHMUEL ZAMIR http://papers.ssrn.com/paper.taf?abstract_id=129789 ...
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Anton Sherwood
dasher@...
Jan 13, 2000 9:28 am
"A java applet for interactive decision making to find envy-free divisions of goods, burdens, or rent." Anton Sherwood *\\* +1 415 225 9410 *\\*...
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Robin Hanson
rhanson@...
Apr 28, 2000 3:22 pm
I'm forwarding the following message to this particular list, even though I'm guessing that those who sent it probably didn't want it spread very broadly. So...
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Anton Sherwood
bronto@...
Apr 29, 2000 5:58 pm
... I first saw Lear's name and thought, okay, a sitcom set in a parallel world where one of Robin's wacky ideas is the law? ;) -- Anton Sherwood *\\*...
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Nicholas Albery
rhino@...
May 23, 2000 7:57 pm
Just in case AltInst members want to have a go, June 1st is the deadline for entries for the Global Ideas Bank 1,000 UK pound sterling award for the most ...
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mhlabas
Mhlabas@...
Jun 7, 2000 12:00 am
Dear David and Arun-Kumar: My name is Sondlo Leonard Mhlaba (formerly of Zimbabwe). I recently completed a phd in Law, Policy & Society at Northeastern...
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Nicholas Albery
rhino@...
Jun 7, 2000 6:22 pm
I would be interested to encourage a debate on AltInst as to what the snags and advantages of the proposal below to the Global Ideas Bank by Dale Gibby might...
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Robin Hanson
rhanson@...
Jun 8, 2000 12:48 am
... You are suggesting what economists call a "Pigovian tax". Yes, if you can measure the amount of externality that a firm imposes on others that it doesn't...
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Dcalei@...
Jun 8, 2000 3:30 am
Crazy. Manufacturers would race to create the equivalent of a Sherman tank with 360 degree airbags. Better to spend the creative effort on concepts to make...
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Nicholas Albery
rhino@...
Jun 20, 2000 5:33 pm
I'm not sure whether AltInst has already debated this. If not, it seems right up AltInst's street. It is summarised from an old 1996 issue of the Economist...
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Nicholas Albery
rhino@...
Jun 20, 2000 5:33 pm
... A response by Dale Gibby (forwarded by Nicholas Albery): If the system provided an incentive to build "Sherman tanks", then the idea has been improperly...
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Robin Hanson
rhanson@...
Jun 20, 2000 5:33 pm
The following organization has collected quite a bit of experience relevant for the concept of "demarchy";, or government by randomly selected citizens: ...
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759
759@...
Jun 20, 2000 5:37 pm
Although never one to discourage creative thought and innovation, I do have certain reservations about the proposed plan for automative safety that, Mr. Gibby...
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petro
petro@...
Jun 20, 2000 5:37 pm
... Generally the problem is the loose nut behind the steering wheel with the cell phone in one hand, coffee in the other, and brain still stuck in front of...
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Lee Daniel Crocker
lee@...
Jun 22, 2000 6:36 pm
... In other words, have the government create the monopoly, and then subsidize those damaged by it. Why not just limit the patent in the first place? Make...
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Tom Breton
tob@...
Jun 23, 2000 4:17 am
... I'm going to treat that rhetorical question as a literal question. Because not all research is successful. The successful research in effect subsidizes...
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Robin Hanson
rhanson@...
Jun 30, 2000 11:21 pm
"Privatizing Probation and Parole" NCPA Policy Report No. 233 June 2000 Those released on probation (nonincarceration) or released early from prison could be...
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Robin Hanson
rhanson@...
Jul 27, 2000 6:45 pm
This non-technical paper proposes a new form of government. Comments welcome, though no rush as I'll be on vacation for the next three weeks. ... ...
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Tom Breton
tob@...
Jul 29, 2000 6:44 am
... Thank you for publishing that paper. I found it very interesting. I had been thinking along those lines myself for some time, altho I came to different...
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Robin Hanson
rhanson@...
Jul 30, 2000 7:28 pm
... You are most welcome. ... That is what I had in mind with the end of my answer, but I'll make itmore explicit. ... I don't have a convincing answer, but I...
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Tom Breton
tob@...
Jul 31, 2000 5:12 pm
... OK, I see. ... ISTM that in combination with insider trading, this could potentially be a problem. Ie, an insider with deep pockets or an accomplice ...
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Robin Hanson
rhanson@...
Aug 17, 2000 3:22 am
... I've just put these paragraphs into that section: If it were not clear to speculators how a proposal would be interpreted and implemented, then speculators...
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jmlib
jmlib@...
Aug 17, 2000 6:39 pm
David Beito posted an interesting article to Libprofs-announce regarding the problems in Somalia, and how most business owners seem to think that the...
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Perry E. Metzger
perry@...
Aug 17, 2000 6:39 pm
... Very obviously, rather than establishing a government, they should be attempting to directly establish a legal framework suitable for private enforcement. ...
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Nicholas Albery
rhinos@...
Sep 6, 2000 6:26 pm
Social Innovations Awards 2000 For its 15th birthday in September 2000, the UK-based non-profit think tank, the Institute for Social Inventions, announces the...
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Robin Hanson
rhanson@...
Sep 26, 2000 4:32 pm
The Stakeholder Society, by Bruce Ackerman and Anne Alstott. Yale University Press, 1999. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0300082606/o/ This book...
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Nicholas Albery
rhinos@...
Sep 26, 2000 7:19 pm
The Institute for Social Inventions gave this Stakeholder Society scheme an Social Innovations Award in 1999 and detailed it at: ...
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Robert E. Lewis
rlewis@...
Sep 27, 2000 10:11 pm
... If they wish to give 21-year-olds the ability to buy a house, start a business, or pay tuition, wouldn't it be simpler (and cheaper) to have the government...
