William T Harris
Biographic Data
| ID | 3624318 |
|---|---|
| NAME | William T Harris |
| GIVEN NAMES | William T |
| FAMILY NAME | Harris |
| SIGNATURE | HARRIS W T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Delaware |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1892 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Political Economy of Metrology
This paper is an attempt to discuss some economic aspects of metrology, the field of study dealing with measurements. The first part of the paper deals with what might be called the economics of precision; the second discusses the public goods nature of a system of measurement, and the third economic aspect of metrology concerns occupational entry barriers. Even though a market demand and supply in the usual sense do not exist, a system of weight…
Rule Changes and the Earnings of National Football League Field Goal Kickers
In 1974 the National Football League Rules Committee changed the way the ball was turned over after a missed field goal attempted beyond the defending team’s 20-yard line. As a result of this change, it is postulated that more accurate placekickers would become relatively more valuable to a team and receive higher earnings. The available evidence suggests that no measurable increase has occurred since the rule change in the relative earnings of m…
A Public Choice Analysis of the Evolution of Tort Law
Economic analysis has generally concluded that most loss shifting under current standards of personal injury liability is allocatively non-Pareto optimal. The economic and legal arguments that support this conclusion are reviewed and an explanation is offered of why our legal system has evolved over time into an inefficient institution. It is argued that state sponsored lotteries and current personal injury liability laws have enough In common to…
Property Tax Circuit-breakers
Since 1965, 30 states and the District of Columbia have enacted programs designed to reduce the effective rate of property taxation for some low income households and for the elderly. Most often this relief is provided by so-called "circuit-breakers." It is contended that the economic arguments favoring circuit-breakers are empirically unproven and theoretically suspect. The tax may be progressive, not regressive, and the device may transfer inco…
A. Bronson Alcott
Hegel's Logic. A Critical Exposition
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Hegel's Logic. A Critical Exposition
A. Bronson Alcott
Property Tax Circuit-breakers
Since 1965, 30 states and the District of Columbia have enacted programs designed to reduce the effective rate of property taxation for some low income households and for the elderly. Most often this relief is provided by so-called "circuit-breakers." It is contended that the economic arguments favoring circuit-breakers are empirically unproven and theoretically suspect. The tax may be progressive, not regressive, and the device may transfer inco…
Rule Changes and the Earnings of National Football League Field Goal Kickers
In 1974 the National Football League Rules Committee changed the way the ball was turned over after a missed field goal attempted beyond the defending team’s 20-yard line. As a result of this change, it is postulated that more accurate placekickers would become relatively more valuable to a team and receive higher earnings. The available evidence suggests that no measurable increase has occurred since the rule change in the relative earnings of m…
A Public Choice Analysis of the Evolution of Tort Law
Economic analysis has generally concluded that most loss shifting under current standards of personal injury liability is allocatively non-Pareto optimal. The economic and legal arguments that support this conclusion are reviewed and an explanation is offered of why our legal system has evolved over time into an inefficient institution. It is argued that state sponsored lotteries and current personal injury liability laws have enough In common to…
The Political Economy of Metrology
This paper is an attempt to discuss some economic aspects of metrology, the field of study dealing with measurements. The first part of the paper deals with what might be called the economics of precision; the second discusses the public goods nature of a system of measurement, and the third economic aspect of metrology concerns occupational entry barriers. Even though a market demand and supply in the usual sense do not exist, a system of weight…
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