1.
Rational Decision-Making under Uncertainty: Observed Betting Patterns on a Biased Coin
Number of pages: 8
Posted: 25 Oct 2016
Working Paper Series
Elm Partners and Royal Bridge Capital
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2.
What's Past is Not Prologue
Number of pages: 5
Posted: 08 Aug 2018
Working Paper Series
Elm Partners, Elm Partners and Elm Partners
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1,688
3.
Optimal Trade Sizing in a Game with Favourable Odds: The Stock Market
Number of pages: 4
Posted: 02 Dec 2016
Last Revised: 05 Dec 2016
Working Paper Series
Elm Partners and Citigroup, Inc. - Citigroup Global Markets
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4.
Saving Locke from Marx: The Labor Theory of Value in Intellectual Property Theory
Social Philosophy and Policy, Vol. 29, No. 2, 2012, George Mason Law & Economics Research Paper No. 12-02
Number of pages: 35
Posted: 13 Jan 2012
Last Revised: 14 Jun 2012
Accepted Paper Series
George Mason University - Antonin Scalia Law School, Faculty
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5.
Competitive Market Achieves the Greatest Happiness of the Minimum Number
Number of pages: 9
Posted: 29 Mar 2016
Last Revised: 09 May 2016
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Osaka University - Graduate School of Economics
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1,194
6.
Adam Smith's 1759 Rebuke of the Slave Trade
GMU Working Paper in Economics No. 19-06
The Indepdendent Review, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 10
Posted: 20 Feb 2019
Last Revised: 19 Aug 2019
Working Paper Series
George Mason University - Department of Economics
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966
7.
A Sharper Lens for Sizing Up Nickels and Steamrollers
Number of pages: 3
Posted: 23 Nov 2016
Last Revised: 08 Aug 2018
Working Paper Series
Elm Partners and Elm Partners
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8.
Classical Economics Explained: Understanding Economic Theory Before Keynes
Number of pages: 29
Posted: 19 Oct 2016
Working Paper Series
RMIT University
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893
9.
What Our Market Return Forecasts Really Mean: Convexity in Equity Returns and its Implications for Investment Sizing
Number of pages: 8
Posted: 10 Feb 2017
Last Revised: 06 Sep 2019
Working Paper Series
Elm Partners and Elm Partners
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10.
When (If Ever) Has it Paid to Wait for a Stock Market Correction?
Number of pages: 3
Posted: 26 Sep 2017
Last Revised: 26 Sep 2017
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Elm Partners and Elm Partners
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832
11.
Adam Smith - A Primer
Institute of Economic Affairs Monographs, Occasional Paper No. 141
Number of pages: 69
Posted: 30 Jul 2007
Accepted Paper Series
Adam Smith Institute
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736
12.
A Comment the ‘New’ History of American Capitalism
Number of pages: 15
Posted: 23 Aug 2019
Working Paper Series
American Institute for Economic Research
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698
13.
The Economic Thought of David Hume: A Pioneer in the Field of Law & Economics
Hume Studies, Vol. 15, No. 1, pp. 184-204, 1989
Number of pages: 31
Posted: 06 May 2005
Accepted Paper Series
Fayetteville State University - Department of Accounting
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656
14.
The Leviathan of Thomas Hobbes
Cuaderno CIPE, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 13
Posted: 09 Jan 2010
Working Paper Series
Universidad Externado de Colombia - Facultad de Finanzas, Gobierno y Relaciones Internacionales
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656
15.
Overcoming Absolute and Comparative Advantage: A Reappraisal of the Relative Cheapness of Foreign Commodities As the Basis of International Trade
Number of pages: 19
Posted: 08 Jan 2018
Last Revised: 07 May 2019
Working Paper Series
Independent
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16.
Comparing J.M. Keynes’s and F. Von Hayek’s Differing Definitions of Uncertainty as it Relates to Knowledge: Keynes’s Unavailable or Missing Knowledge Concept Versus Hayek’s Dispersal of Knowledge Concept
International Journal of Applied Economics and Econometrics, Volume 19, No.3, July-September 2011, pp.1-20
Number of pages: 16
Posted: 31 Jan 2011
Last Revised: 01 May 2012
Accepted Paper Series
California State University, Dominguez Hills
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17.
Adam Smith and Modern Economics.
The Princeton Guide to Adam Smith, edited by Ryan Hanley and at Princeton University Press, Forthcoming, NHH Dept. of Economics Discussion Paper No. 13/2014
Number of pages: 22
Posted: 07 May 2014
Working Paper Series
Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)
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570
18.
On the Smithian Origins of "New" Trade and Growth Theories
Univ. of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign Commerce & Business Admin. Working Paper No. 02-0100
Number of pages: 17
Posted: 13 Feb 2002
Working Paper Series
Ankara University
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523
19.
An Evaluation of David Ricardo's Theory of Comparative Costs: Direct and Indirect Critiques
Journal of Economic Development, Vol. 34, No. 1, June 2009
Posted: 11 Dec 2008
Last Revised: 27 Dec 2008
Working Paper Series
Centre de Recherche en Sciences Economiques et Sociales
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522
20.
Adam Smith's Theory of Money and Banking
Number of pages: 41
Posted: 26 Aug 2012
Last Revised: 05 Sep 2012
Working Paper Series
Ball State University - Department of Economics
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503
21.
'The Road to Serfdom' with 'the Intellectuals and Socialism'
IEA Occasional Paper No. 136
Number of pages: 73
Posted: 31 Jan 2006
Working Paper Series
IEA, Institute of Economic Affairs, U.K., (Deceased), The Heritage Foundation and George Mason University
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501
22.
A Brief History of Sharpe Ratio, and Beyond
Number of pages: 3
Posted: 13 Dec 2017
Last Revised: 16 Dec 2017
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Elm Partners and Elm Partners
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488
23.
Smart Beta: The Good, the Bad and the Muddy
Journal of Portfolio Management, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 2
Posted: 17 Jul 2019
Last Revised: 10 Dec 2019
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Elm Partners and Elm Partners
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483
24.
The Financial Bailout
Number of pages: 4
Posted: 06 Feb 2009
Working Paper Series
Fayetteville State University - Department of Accounting
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473
25.
Raíces Y Evolución Del Liberalismo De La Escuela Austriaca (Roots and Evolution of Liberalism of the Austrian School)
Number of pages: 44
Posted: 29 Oct 2014
Working Paper Series
Universidad Francisco Marroquín
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26.
Why Libertarians Shouldn't Be (Too) Skeptical About Intellectual Property
Progress & Freedom Foundation Progress on Point Paper No. 13.4
Number of pages: 11
Posted: 26 Apr 2007
Working Paper Series
New York University School of Law
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27.
The Monetary Economy and the Economic Crisis
Duke University Center for the History of Political Economy Working Paper No. 2011-04, Duke Department of Economics Research Paper
Number of pages: 27
Posted: 12 Feb 2011
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University of Western Ontario - Department of Economics
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28.
Lectures on John Maynard Keynes’ General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (1): Chapter One, Background and Historical Setting
University of Guelph Department of Economics and Finance Discussion Paper No. 2013-06
Number of pages: 51
Posted: 19 Aug 2013
Working Paper Series
University of Guelph - Department of Economics
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432
29.
Adam Smith on the Joint Stock Company
Working Paper of the Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance No. 2016-1
Number of pages: 59
Posted: 25 Jan 2016
Last Revised: 02 Feb 2016
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Max Planck Institute for Comparative and International Private Law
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30.
How Blackstone Became a Blackstonian
Theoretical Inquiries in Law (2009)
Number of pages: 24
Posted: 07 Dec 2007
Last Revised: 15 Jul 2014
Accepted Paper Series
Tel Aviv University - Buchmann Faculty of Law
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375
31.
Central Bank Digital Currency - Financial System Implications and Control
Number of pages: 39
Posted: 31 May 2019
Last Revised: 01 Aug 2019
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European Central Bank (ECB)
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374
32.
The Cobb-Douglas Production Function and Political Economy
Number of pages: 17
Posted: 08 Feb 2010
Last Revised: 01 Apr 2013
Working Paper Series
EURODOS
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371
33.
Adam Smith's Vision of the Ethical Manager
Number of pages: 35
Posted: 02 Jun 2009
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University of Guelph-Humber
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363
34.
Presumptions in Political Economy: Alternative Approaches for Assessing the Economic Role of the State
The Economic Role of the State, Forthcoming, GMU Working Paper in Economics No. 15-17
Number of pages: 31
Posted: 15 Dec 2014
Last Revised: 08 Mar 2015
Working Paper Series
George Mason University - Department of Economics and George Mason University - Department of Economics
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35.
The Theory of Social Cooperation Historically and Robustly Contemplated
Number of pages: 39
Posted: 09 Nov 2012
Last Revised: 17 May 2014
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George Mason University - Department of Economics and Political Economy Research Institute and Department of Economics and Finance at Middle Tennessee State University
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36.
When the History of Ideas Meets Theory: Arthur Lewis and the Classical Economists on Development
Forthcoming in M. Alacevich and M. Boianovsky (eds.). 2018. The political economy of development economics: a historical perspective. Annual supplement to History of Political Economy, vol. 50. Durham: Duke University Press.
Number of pages: 33
Posted: 07 Apr 2017
Last Revised: 16 Mar 2018
Accepted Paper Series
Universidade de Brasilia
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37.
Keynes and the Classics: The Simplest Approach
International Journal of Applied Economics and Econometrics, Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 1-33, January-March 2011
Number of pages: 24
Posted: 25 Mar 2011
Accepted Paper Series
Universidade Federal do Espirito Santo and California State University, Dominguez Hills
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38.
Intergenerational Equity and the Antarctic Treaty System: Continued Efforts to Prevent 'Mastery'
Yearbook of Polar Law, Vol. 3, 2011
Number of pages: 37
Posted: 18 Feb 2011
Accepted Paper Series
Tilburg University
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332
39.
Lectures on John Maynard Keynes’ General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (2): Chapter 2, 'The Postulates of the Classical Economics'
University of Guelph Department of Economics and Finance Working Paper No. 2013-07
Number of pages: 60
Posted: 22 Aug 2013
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University of Guelph - Department of Economics
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Lectures on John Maynard Keynes' General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (3): Chapter 3, 'The Principle of Effective Demand'
University of Guelph Department of Economics and Finance Working Paper No. 2013-08
Number of pages: 28
Posted: 22 Aug 2013
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University of Guelph - Department of Economics
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325
41.
Corporate Law and its Efficiency: A Review of History
American Journal of Legal History, Vol. 50, pp. 237-283, 2010
Number of pages: 45
Posted: 19 Jan 2010
Last Revised: 28 Jun 2013
Accepted Paper Series
University of Ottawa - Common Law Section
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319
42.
A Revision of the Theory of Perfect Competition and of Value
Number of pages: 48
Posted: 25 Nov 2016
Last Revised: 14 Mar 2019
Working Paper Series
Athens University of Economics and Business
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317
43.
Explanation in Economics (La Explicación en Economía) (Spanish and Romanian)
Anale Volumul XV Seria Drept Editora Augusta Timisoara, 2009
Number of pages: 12
Posted: 06 Dec 2009
Last Revised: 06 Jan 2010
Accepted Paper Series
Universidad Externado de Colombia - Facultad de Finanzas, Gobierno y Relaciones Internacionales
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316
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Lectures on John Maynard Keynes' General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money (6): Chapters 8, 9 and 10: Keynes' Theory of Consumer Behaviour
University of Guelph Department of Economics and Finance Working Paper No. 2013-11
Number of pages: 45
Posted: 22 Aug 2013
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University of Guelph - Department of Economics
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315
45.
La Teoria Economica, El Afecto Y La Familia
Revista de Economia Institucional, Vol. 2, 2000
Number of pages: 26
Posted: 14 Oct 2003
Accepted Paper Series
Universidad Nacional de Colombia - Facultad de Ciencias Econimicas
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314
46.
Liberal Libertarians: Why Libertarianism is a Liberal View
Jason Brennan, David Schmidtz, and Bas van der Vossen (eds.) Routledge Handbook on Libertarianism. New York: Routledge, 2017, 92-107, GMU Working Paper in Economics
Number of pages: 29
Posted: 02 Jun 2016
Last Revised: 21 Apr 2018
Accepted Paper Series
George Mason University - Department of Economics and Mercatus Center at George Mason University
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305
47.
Commutative, Distributive, and Estimative Justice In Adam Smith
Adam Smith Review (Vol. 12), Forthcoming, GMU Working Paper in Economics No. 17-11
Number of pages: 35
Posted: 10 Mar 2017
Last Revised: 04 Jul 2018
Working Paper Series
George Mason University - Department of Economics
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304
48.
From Adam Smith to Darwin
Number of pages: 14
Posted: 30 Jul 2009
Working Paper Series
Ghent University
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296
49.
Anthropology and Economic Imperialism: The Battlefield of Culture
NUBS Industrial Economics Division Working Paper
Number of pages: 33
Posted: 17 May 2005
Working Paper Series
Nottingham University Business School (NUBS)
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289
50.
Is Bitcoin Money? An Economic-Historical Analysis of Money, Its Functions and Its Prerequisites
Discussion paper prepared for the “Prices, Business Fluctuations and Cycles and Capital” panel at the 85th International Atlantic Economic Conference, London, United Kingdom, 17 March 2018,
Number of pages: 23
Posted: 01 Jun 2018
Last Revised: 08 Aug 2018
Working Paper Series
University of Vienna
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289
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