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Fastballs and Fastbulbs

August 19, 2021
  • One hundred plus years ago, the Black Sox made news, supposedly because out of destitution, they gambled (threw) the World Series in 1919.
  • Almost four hundred years ago, Dutch merchants made huge bets on tulip bulbs.

Sound dissimilar to totally unrelated? NOT SO!

Find out why here.

*Paper defense delivered at the Mises Institute Libertarian Scholars’ Conference, 2019

Mises Institute Libertarian Scholars Conference

August 29, 2019

Thrilled to attend the Libertarian Scholars Conference in NYC so as to present on history and economics. My paper is entitled, “Fast Balls and Fast Bulbs: The Cause of Reckless Yet Rational Gambling Speculation on American Baseball from 1917-1919 and Dutch Tulips from 1636-1637”.

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