For about 20 years, Ray Keating wrote a weekly column - a short time with the New York City Tribune, more than 11 years with Newsday, another seven years with Long Island Business News, plus another year-and-a-half with RealClearMarkets.com. As an economist, Keating also pens an assortment of analyses each week. With the Keating Files, he decided to expand his efforts with regular commentary touching on a broad range of issues, written by himself and an assortment of talented contributors and columnists. So, here goes...

Monday, May 21, 2018

Free Enterprise in Three Minutes - Episode #12: No, Apple and the NFL Are Not Monopolies

Politicians, the media and more than a few economists rather haphazardly toss around the word “monopoly.” Ray Keating sets the record straight on what a monopoly actually is, and no, Apple, the NFL and Major League Baseball are not monopolies.

Tune in at http://www.buzzsprout.com/155969/707801-episode-12-no-apple-and-the-nfl-are-not-monopolies


Thursday, May 10, 2018

Free Enterprise in Three Minutes Podcast - Episode #11: The Economy Is Not a Zero-Sum Game

Free Enterprise in Three Minutes Podcast - Episode #11: The Economy Is Not a Zero-Sum Game

The economy is not like poker, not like a sports game, and not about zero-sum thinking. This point matters because all sorts of bad economic ideas are rooted in mistaken zero-sum thinking, that is, the misguided idea that if one person gains in the economy, another person must lose.

Please tun in at http://www.buzzsprout.com/155969/700723-episode-11-the-economy-is-not-a-zero-sum-game