besters

I love miss besters spotty legs. blanky's are loved so much in our house...so I'm glad she has one to go with.x

Introducing Miss Bester Katy 2008

In this case the first besters would be those who tend to uncritically view the government as a benevolent externality corrector or at least that it would be if we could just elect the right people.

I'm on the Pavement, thinkin' 'bout the Government 2007

The second besters, who include Joe Stiglitz, George Akerlof, Bob Shiller, Alan Blinder and Paul Krugman, argue that "that market outcomes can be improved by well-designed interventions", and eschew straightforward free-market prescriptions as hopelessly oversimplistic.

Archive 2007-08-01 2007

The second besters, who include Joe Stiglitz, George Akerlof, Bob Shiller, Alan Blinder and Paul Krugman, argue that "that market outcomes can be improved by well-designed interventions", and eschew straightforward free-market prescriptions as hopelessly oversimplistic.

I'm on the Pavement, thinkin' 'bout the Government 2007

I just think the supposed naivety of the Rodrikian first besters about the market is only surpassed by the naivety of the those who assume the best when it comes to the government!

I'm on the Pavement, thinkin' 'bout the Government 2007

In a fascinating post Dani Rodrik says there are two genres of economists: first besters and second besters.

I'm on the Pavement, thinkin' 'bout the Government 2007

The second besters would be the Public Choicers the Bob Tollisons, the Gordon Tullocks; people that view government agents as acting in their own interest and thus amenable to aiding narrow monied interests.

Archive 2007-08-01 2007

From my understanding of his post, the first besters always trust the market and "their take on the issues of the day are driven by a straightforward, almost knee-jerk logic."

Archive 2007-08-01 2007

In a fascinating post Dani Rodrik says there are two genres of economists: first besters and second besters.

Archive 2007-08-01 2007

From my understanding of his post, the first besters always trust the market and "their take on the issues of the day are driven by a straightforward, almost knee-jerk logic."

I'm on the Pavement, thinkin' 'bout the Government 2007