Archive: property rights

• Planning for Unpredictability

  By SInman November 22, 2011

  How good are we at predicting the future?  Much of economics is about reducing risks, and you reduce risks by planning for the future. We invest in innovative infrastructure in preparation for the fu

  Categories: 2011, Globalization Column, The Gnovis Blog Tags: douglass north, Financial Post, Haiti, individualism, institutions, natural disasters, predictions, Probe International, property rights, sovereignty, The Property and Environment Research Center, World Cup octopus

• Genome and Property Rights

  By gnovisguest September 22, 2002

  Abstract: Researchers quickly realized that a complete sequence marks not the end but beginning of a long and complex process. The challenge now facing biologists is to determine how genetic informat

  Categories: Earlier to 2006, Journal Tags: genome, property rights