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Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Alex speaks with Tony Gill about the pros and cons of gift-giving from an economist's perspective - just in time for the holiday season!
References
1. “Research on Religion” Podcast by Anthony Gill
Link: http://www.researchonreligion.org/
2. “The Comparative Endurance and Efficiency of Religion: A Public Choice Approach” by Anthony Gill
Link: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3400324
3. “Gift Giving is Better for Society than Economists Think” by Anthony Gill
Link: https://aier.org/article/gift-giving-is-better-for-society-than-economists-think/
4. “The Dynamic Efficiency of Giving” by Anthony Gill
5. “Why Give Gifts?” Poem Reading by Anthony Gill
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUQBxNO7ofI&ab_channel=UW%28UniversityofWashington%29
6. “The Deadweight Loss of Christmas” by Joel Waldfogel
Link: https://www.amherst.edu/media/view/104699/original/christmas.pdf
7. “The Use of Knowledge in Society” by Freidrich August von Hayek
Link: https://www.cato.org/sites/cato.org/files/articles/hayek-use-knowledge-society.pdf
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