5-minute read
Smith a prouvé Smith
Portrait of Nobel Prize-winning economist Vernon L. Smith.
6-minute read
Friedrich Hayek : la grande vedette de l’école autrichienne d’économie
Portrait of Nobel Prize-winning economist Friedrich A. Hayek.
4-minute read
Explaining The Concept Of Consumer Surplus
The concept of consumer surplus.
9-minute read
L’économie est aussi une question de morale
The morality of the economy.
15-minute read
The Three Pitfalls of Social Licence
The criterion of social licence is a part of every debate surrounding economic development projects, especially when these include impacts on local communities or on the environment. And yet, this new concept is poorly understood, and mentioned nowhere in the law. Certain controversial projects, like pipelines or uranium mines, illustrate the potential pitfalls of social licence and remind us that the demands of some players frequently go beyond this framework.
4-minute read
Right-sizing corporate social responsibility
The concepts of corporate social responsibility and sustainability.
10-minute read
How Should Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Be Defined?
Corporate social responsibility and sustainability are two widely used concepts. Corporate and government actions are partly judged according to them. Activists, politicians, and corporate leaders use them. But what exactly do they mean? Are they compatible with efficient management in a free society? To what extent are they even useful? This Economic Note will shed some light on these questions.
5-minute read
À quoi servent les entreprises?
Portrait of Nobel Prize-winning economist Ronald Coase.
4-minute read
Meet The Powerful Conservative Think Tank Behind Trump’s America
Portrait of the conservative think tank Heritage Foundation.
2-minute read
Pensez donc à Armando Valladares!
Fidel Castro's death.