The Mises Institute borrowing from Conversations with Economists

Posted February 26th, 2011 at at 11:50 am by Editorial Staff under Books, Remember when?.

“Among the best ways to understand a scholar’s thought is through a lengthy interview. One of the most popular books among students several years ago was Conversations with Economists by Arjo Klamer.” This was posted some time ago (1997) in the Mises Memo in reference to a book published in 1984. Time to revisit the [...]

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Conversations Caption Contest

Posted December 19th, 2010 at at 1:00 pm by Editorial Staff under Remember when?.

Arjo Klamer. Photo by Ruud Jonkers. All entries that are on-topic and non-abusive will be posted. Winner will receive 15 days of fame, for the three runners-up, 15 minutes. Send your entries to caption@comcast.net

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The New York Times quotes Klamer on Ronald Coase (1991)

Posted January 31st, 2010 at at 10:22 am by Editorial Staff under News Items, Remember when?.

From “Theorist of Property Rights Wins Nobel” By Tom Redburn Published: October 16, 1991, New York Times Arjo Klamer, an economic historian at George Washington University in Washington, said that Mr. Coase was unusual among academic economists in producing entertaining, well-written papers. “He is from what I call the old Chicago school rather than the [...]

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Remember when? Fortune 1984

Posted December 7th, 2009 at at 11:17 am by Editorial Staff under Books, Remember when?.

The editors of Conversations are adding a “Remember When?” category to the magazine. Here’s our “portrait of the academic as a young man.” Klamer’s Conversations with Economists, published way back in ’84, launched this economist’s career. Among other prestigious media, it was reviewed in the New York Times, Fortune magazine, and featured on the front [...]

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