Boldrin on intellectual property (by Russell Roberts)<http://www.cafehayek.com/hayek/2009/05/boldrin-on-intellectual-property.html>
Posted: 18 May 2009 10:39 AM PDT The latest EconTalk is with Michele Boldrin<http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2009/05/boldrin_on_inte.html>. He and David Levine make a very provocative case against intellectual property in their new book, Against Intellectual Monopoly (available online here <http://www.micheleboldrin.com/research/aim.html> at no charge.) I find myself, to my surprise, moving very much in their direction. <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/%7Eff/CafeHayek?a=e93UTh7KvaQ:6Woyk0Hbo8Q:yIl2AUoC8zA> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/%7Eff/CafeHayek?a=e93UTh7KvaQ:6Woyk0Hbo8Q:dnMXMwOfBR0> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/%7Eff/CafeHayek?a=e93UTh7KvaQ:6Woyk0Hbo8Q:F7zBnMyn0Lo> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/%7Eff/CafeHayek?a=e93UTh7KvaQ:6Woyk0Hbo8Q:V_sGLiPBpWU> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/%7Eff/CafeHayek?a=e93UTh7KvaQ:6Woyk0Hbo8Q:gIN9vFwOqvQ> Presumptions Are Not Facts (by Don Boudreaux)<http://www.cafehayek.com/hayek/2009/05/presumptions-are-not-facts.html> Posted: 18 May 2009 08:16 AM PDT Here's a letter that I sent to the *Washington Post*: Seeking more active application of antitrust regulations, Steven Pearlstein wants the Supreme Court to reject "the view of Chicago school economists" - a view in which, according to Mr. Pearlstein, "monopolies are actually good for consumers because they attract the money and talent necessary for innovation" ("Can Obama Bring Back the Trust Busters?<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/15/AR2009051502920.html>" May 17). Mr. Pearlstein seriously misunderstands Chicago-school economics. Those economists do not believe that "monopolies are actually good for consumers." Quite the contrary. What the researches of these economists * do* reveal, instead, is this: First, competition is so robust that it is seldom, if ever, squelched by firms who do not enjoy special government privileges; second, being big and/or extra-efficient does not make a firm a monopolist; and third, antitrust statutes themselves have often been used to restrain competition. It's disappointing that Mr. Pearlstein's understanding of both Chicago-school economics and of antitrust is so superficial. Sincerely, Donald J. Boudreaux <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/%7Eff/CafeHayek?a=mojfZtjBwuo:yfi9HpxGYHw:yIl2AUoC8zA> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/%7Eff/CafeHayek?a=mojfZtjBwuo:yfi9HpxGYHw:dnMXMwOfBR0> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/%7Eff/CafeHayek?a=mojfZtjBwuo:yfi9HpxGYHw:F7zBnMyn0Lo> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/%7Eff/CafeHayek?a=mojfZtjBwuo:yfi9HpxGYHw:V_sGLiPBpWU> <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/%7Eff/CafeHayek?a=mojfZtjBwuo:yfi9HpxGYHw:gIN9vFwOqvQ> You are subscribed to email updates from Cafe Hayek<http://www.cafehayek.com/hayek/> To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now<http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailunsubscribe?k=RD87GWo2xMyNcdDv2g6ct6FC7Lk> .Email delivery powered by Google Inbox too full? [image: (feed)]<http://feeds2.feedburner.com/CafeHayek> Subscribe <http://feeds2.feedburner.com/CafeHayek> to the feed version of Cafe Hayek in a feed reader. If you prefer to unsubscribe via postal mail, write to: Cafe Hayek, c/o Google, 20 W Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
