tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post2407914961001055926..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Harvard Prof Discusses Link Between Keynes Being Gay and His EconomicsRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-86499194650344861312013-05-05T12:18:32.531-04:002013-05-05T12:18:32.531-04:00There is a lecture series given by Hans Hoppe call...There is a lecture series given by Hans Hoppe called Economy, Society and History via the Mises Institute on iTunesU. During the talk on time preference he makes the case for a link between gays and higher time preference. Its fascinating research. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12823278161184167898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-10325940355204506042013-05-05T05:36:40.361-04:002013-05-05T05:36:40.361-04:00"As one brief example, I referred to homosexu..."As one brief example, I referred to homosexuals as a group which, because they typically do not have children, tend to have a higher degree of time preference and are more present-oriented."<br /><br />Is there any evidence for this? Or does Hoppe, et al. simply assert it? What studies have been done that provide evidence that homosexuals have a higher time preference? <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-7151212042104954722013-05-05T05:22:38.832-04:002013-05-05T05:22:38.832-04:00Annnnnd, he's apologized: http://www.cbsnews....Annnnnd, he's apologized: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57582902/niall-ferguson-harvard-professor-sorry-for-remarks-on-keynes-homosexuality/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-60340901734870364752013-05-04T19:44:45.177-04:002013-05-04T19:44:45.177-04:00Bob, wouldn't the same argument hold for child...Bob, wouldn't the same argument hold for childless couples, for instance, Murray and Joey Rothbard?<br /><br />(Posted for Ralph Raico)Robert Wenzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.com