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Taxing the Wealth of Nations by Ethan Freiermuth

According to Adam Smith, whose insights still underpin economics as a discipline to this day, taxation is justified by the government’s ability to…

Comparison of Usury/Interest and Asymmetric Information by Jacob Diny

The paper compares Adam Smith’s philosophy of Usury to the modern theory of usury and critiques the theory Adam Smith presents. After the comparison,…

The Cause and Effects of Population Growth by Rebecca Rate

Thomas Malthus was one of the first scholars to write about the issues of population growth. He feared that humans would surpass Earth's carrying…

How Adam Smith Forgot About Women by Rose Hogmire

In an initial read of Adam Smith’s landmark work Wealth of Nations for the young economics student, concepts known from our daily observations of…

David Hume and Adam Smith: Comparing Mentor and Mentee Publications by Jordan Braband

Both Hume and Smith are influential philosophers and economists, and wrote some of the most important historical works in the beginnings of the study…

Roots of Economic Dichotomy: A Comparative Analysis of Adam Smith and Karl Marx by Eric Seiler

One of the most commonly referenced dichotomies in the field of economics is that which pits capitalism against communism. The economists behind these…