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Monopoly Power

Image Source Intro I think my key takeaway from this lecture is the importance of the definition of monopoly. Traditionally, we think of a monopolist as an uber

An Op-Ed on Chapters 5: The Seen and the Unseen and Chapter 7: Taxation and Regulation in The Seen, The Unseen, and The Unrealized: How Regulations Affect Our Everyday Lives by P.L. Bylund

Image Source Module 8 Essay: An Op-Ed on Chapters 5: The Seen and the Unseen and Chapter 7: Taxation and Regulation in The Seen, The Unseen, and The Unrealized:

The Perception of Value

Picture Source Understanding the concept of "value" In chapter 5 of “The Seen the Unseen and the Unrealized,” the author, Per Bylund, discusses the concept

An Op-Ed on “Chapter 4: Unbeatable, Imperfect” Markets by P.L. Bylund and on “Chapter VII: The Process of Creative Destruction” by Joseph A. Schumpeter

Image Source Module 6 Essay: An Op-Ed on "Chapter 4: Unbeatable, Imperfect Markets" by P.L. Bylund in The Seen, the Unseen, and the Unrealized: How Regulations

Module 6 Essay

Image Source The Seen, the Unseen, and the Unrealized Bylund starts off this portion of The Seen, the Unseen, and the Unrealized by talking about how working in

Entrepreneurial Innovation Fosters The Advancement of Civilization

Image Source According to Bylund, markets are crucial to our society because they allow for the free exchange of goods and services. But he argues that because markets

Pricing and the Diversity of Thought

Supply and Demand should be minimally regulated Bylund makes the case that prices are essential for conveying information in a market system in Chapter 3 of his

An Op-Ed on Chapter 3: “What Prices Communicate” by P.L. Bylund in The Seen, the Unseen, and the Unrealized: How Regulations Affect Our Everyday Lives, and on The Use of Knowledge in Society by F.A. Hayek.

Image Source Module 5 Essay: An Op-Ed on Chapter 3: “What Prices Communicate” by P.L. Bylund in The Seen, the Unseen, and the Unrealized: How Regulations Affect

An Op-Ed on "Francisco's Money Speech", Chapter 2: The Price is Right, and Chapter 2: The Meaning of Stable Money.

Image Source Module 4 Essay: An Op-Ed on "Francisco's Money Speech" in Atlas Shrugged, Chapter 2: The Price is Right in The Seen, the Unseen, and the

Module 3 Essay: A reflection on Chapter 1 In The Seen, the Unseen and the Unrealized: How Regulations Affect Our Everyday Lives, as well as Chapters 1, 2, and 4 In How to Think About the Economy: A Primer.

Image Source Module 3 Essay: A reflection on “Chapter 1: The How of the Market” In The Seen, the Unseen and the Unrealized: How Regulations Affect Our Everyday Lives,

Week 05 -- Anarchism & Anarcho-Capitalism

This lecture by Dr. Per Bylund (Oklahoma State Univ) was given to the Free Enterprise Society (FES) at Oklahoma State University in April 2019. Dr. Bylund corrects