Author Library | Fraser Institute

Who was Barbara Mitchell?

Christmas traditions and Hayek’s wisdom

By Sarah Skwire | December 15, 2016

The nature of money—and Thanksgiving—depends on tradition and tacit agreement

By Sarah Skwire | November 24, 2016

Algorithmic observation—we eagerly buy books about other people doing their jobs

By Sarah Skwire | November 2, 2016

Lawn Boy makes business and economics fun

By Sarah Skwire | October 13, 2016

’80s movie taps timeless entrepreneurial spirit

By Sarah Skwire | September 22, 2016

'Untitled' painting sells for $46.5 million—good buy?

By Sarah Skwire | September 1, 2016

Bad guys in Netflix's 'Stranger Things' work for the government

By Sarah Skwire | August 11, 2016

Operatic discounts incentivized attendants

By Sarah Skwire | July 28, 2016

Novel hits all the tropes of economic crisis

By Sarah Skwire | July 7, 2016

Knitting—the joys of producing and consuming

By Sarah Skwire | June 16, 2016

Without state enforcement, medieval trade flourished

By Sarah Skwire | April 14, 2016

From Daredevil to Babycenter, bartering is alive and well

By Sarah Skwire | March 24, 2016

Money may make life more pleasant but it’s no substitute for love

By Sarah Skwire | March 3, 2016

Early Valentine’s Day poem includes the economic principles of exit and voice

By Sarah Skwire | February 11, 2016

Mired in post-holiday financial ruin? A few lines of econ-happy verse, perhaps

By Sarah Skwire | January 21, 2016

The economist’s guide to Christmas gifts: know your recipient’s subjective value

By Sarah Skwire | December 23, 2015

Remembrance Day: Remarkable wartime poetry steeped in mourning

By Sarah Skwire | November 11, 2015

Night Vale strangeness cloaks internal logic and metaphor

By Sarah Skwire | October 29, 2015

The Arts: Black market organs—grisly practice or supply and demand?

By Sarah Skwire | October 8, 2015

Voluntary market exchanges: a thing of beauty

By Sarah Skwire | September 24, 2015

Technology boom has lowered art costs, created new artistic tools

By Sarah Skwire | August 25, 2015