UCLA School

Free Market Economics Season 1 Episode 7

Overview:
In lecture seven, we explore the UCLA School of economic thought, focusing on the foundational work of Armen Alchian and Harold Demsetz, along with contributions from Jack Hirshleifer and Benjamin Klein. We examine property rights theory, the economics of discrimination, the role of residual claimants in organizations, and how strong property rights address social and economic problems. The lecture concludes with Demsetz’s critique of the “nirvana approach” to policy analysis and Klein’s insights into advertising as a signal of quality, showing how UCLA economists challenged conventional thinking across economic theory.

Genre : Documentary, Talk

Actors : Dr. David Henderson

Release Date : 2026-05-22

Duration : 53 menit

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Pillars of Economic Wisdom: Part 2
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