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Caleb S. Fuller

Associate Professor of Economics at the Winklevoss School of Business at Grove City College. Research Fellow at the Independent Institute.

https://calebsfuller.com/

A "Mere Economics" Companion Reading List

Back before Art and I ever set pen to paper for Mere Economics—the book—I'd started referring to the core of what economics teaches as "mere economics." What are the enduring principles that economists, through the generations, have believed and taught? A working knowledge of

Diamonds are Forever: A Primer on the Economic Point of View

A few years back, I wrote a little primer on economic reasoning for the Independent Institute. It contained 14 "lessons," each of which centered on what a diamond can teach us about economics. Over the next 14 weeks, I'll post one "lesson" a week.

Learn the Economic Point of View

Over at Shepherd, I offer my take on the five best books to learn the economic point of view. Here they are: Read the post for my reasoning. What would you add?

How Markets Work

If life is going to be something other than "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short," we need each other. The way we harness one another's unique talents, knowledge, and perspectives is through markets. Here's a hypothetical course that introduces students to the economic point

Five Ways Minimum Wage Studies Fail - Margins of Adjustment

Here at the Mere Economics blog, Art Carden and myself plan to explore how "people expand their options by cooperating" - to borrow from our forthcoming book. To kick things off, I want to revisit something that impedes cooperation: the minimum wage. The following is a selection from