What exactly did he say? I don't have that text available. Thanks James Devine wrote: > I thought that William Baumol was a smart guy, however ideological he might > be. But on pages 237 and 238 of his into textbook (written with Alan > Blinder, a similar sort) he implies (without saying so) that price controls > on potato prices contributed to the great potato famine. He quotes some > hoary old guy (Mountifort Longfield) writing in 1843 instead of even a nod > in the direction of Sen's analysis of famines... > > I've got a bunch of MBA students reading this. I'm tempted to veer from my > energy-saving strategy of "simply teaching the standard stuff to get my 6 > grand" to rant & rave about the reason my ancestors _really_ came over here. > > in pen-l solidarity, > > Jim Devine [EMAIL PROTECTED] & > http://clawww.lmu.edu/Departments/ECON/jdevine.html > "It takes a busload of faith to get by." -- Lou Reed. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 916-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
