EPA, the nature of regulation, and democracy

My Hoover colleague Richard Epstein posted a revealing essay on the nature of environmental regulation last week, with environmental regula...

Conference on the cross section of returns.

The Fama-Miller Center at Chicago Booth jointly with EDHEC and the Review of Financial Studies will host a conference on September 27–28, ...

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Basecoin

Cryptocurrencies like bitcoin have to solve two and a half important problems if they are to become currencies: 1) Unstable values 2) High t...

Q is better than you think

This lovely graph comes from " Learning and the Improving Relationship Between Investment and q " by Daniel Andrei, William Mann...

Buybacks redux

Two more points occur to me regarding share  buybacks . 1)When buybacks increase share prices, and management makes money on that, it's ...

As I transition out of the Dentrix Office Manager blog my mission continues . . . To be a Resource, an Advocate and a Voice to all the Dentrix users in the World

In April of 2011, I received a phone call from the marketing department at Henry Schein Practice Solutions asking me if I would like to bec...

SHIBA volunteers provide exceptional customer service to Medicare clients

April marks National Volunteer Month and our Statewide Health Insurance Benefits Advisors (SHIBA) program recognizes the more than 400 peopl...

Fiscal theory of monetary policy

Teaching a PhD class and preparing a few talks led me to a very simple example of an idea, which I'm calling the "fiscal theory of ...

What is my A/R and what is collectible?

Many of you have been asking, “ What is my true accounts receivable balance?” and how do I know what is collectible? The answer is that it ...

It’s never too soon to start planning for retirement

Did you know that 2 million workers in Washington state don't have access to a retirement plan at work? Studies show that it's best ...

Unraveling

Economists delight in unravelings -- behavioral responses that undo bright ideas. A subsidy for skunks produces cats with white stripes. Two...

Buybacks full oped

Now that 30 days have passed I can post the full oped on buybacks at the Wall Street Journal . As the Republican tax reform has gained pop...

It's Oral Cancer Awareness Month . . . great time to update your clinical note templates

This month is Oral Cancer Awareness month and I hope you are helping to bring awareness to your community.  In my picture my daughter and I...