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Steven Medema
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Economist and historian of economics @ Duke. Unhealthy fascination with the Coase theorem.
There is an article out there that attempts to bring order to the chaos.
January 16, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Absolutely—essential when you start pulling the strings on the theorem’s assumptions and this thinking about those bargaining processes in the real world.
January 16, 2026 at 6:19 PM
I’ll give you monop comp within price theory, as there are moments when it actually matters. (May the blessed Milton and George forgive me.) But game theory is irrelevant in a Coase theorem world thanks to the full and complete information that comes with the zero transaction costs assumption.
January 16, 2026 at 3:27 PM
Geez. Now I can see why I don’t check this site very often!
January 16, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Um …😉
January 1, 2026 at 1:29 AM
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December 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Thanks. It really is a great read. I still have the audio tapes (a box or cassettes). Need to digitize them one of these days.
December 7, 2025 at 3:57 AM
I read that story to my students every time I teach my history of economic thought course. The looks on their faces are priceless.
December 7, 2025 at 3:50 AM
You rang?
July 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
At the risk of stating the obvious, I have no doubt that Harro would be happy to engage with you on this if you were to contact him via email. (He is not a social media guy.)

And yes, it is a terrific book.
June 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
That’s one of my best things!
May 13, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Who is Hasan Piker?
May 12, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Go easy on yourself. I threw you off your game by posting something that wasn’t about the Coase theorem.
May 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
You have a gift for identifying a humorous turn of phrase.
May 11, 2025 at 3:08 AM
If he doesn’t, the court will provide a Heckman correction.
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ALT: a man in a suit and tie says " thank you thank you "
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May 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
I am sui generic!
May 7, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Smoke and the Bandit.
#WatchTheClassics
May 3, 2025 at 2:21 AM
You need to switch to Wegmans and register for their “insider” program. You get free shit. My trade deficit with them is now down to $600 per month.
April 7, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Priorities FTW.
April 7, 2025 at 1:56 AM