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The 2024 Nobel Prize in Economics Goes To…..

The Nobel in Econ (a/k/a The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel) for 2024 was awarded a few days ago to Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of MIT and to James Robinson of the University of Chicago. Here at Adam Smith, Esq., we try to... read more +

What’s So Great About Pay Transparency?

by | Jan 4, 2023 | 4 Comments

"Transparency!" is a far more clarion call to arms than "Opacity."  And as a securities lawyer, I was trained--and didn't take much convincing, truth be told--that full disclosure was a not so minor deity.  Yet here I am composing on essay on everything that's wrong...

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Letter from London

by | Dec 12, 2022 | 0 Comments

Remember these? We made it customary here at Adam Smith, Esq. to publish a "Letter from...." after our return from any meaningful business trip to noteworthy cities.  And, thankfully, here we are. When you'ce been away from anything--a Great City, an old friend, a...

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The Ballad of Kanye and Kyrie

by | Nov 16, 2022 | 1 Comment

Memory does not recall these pages ever featuring or even mentioning a rap star or a basketball star, but we are confident that our readers have wide-ranging and catholic tastes so we are sailing forth here undaunted.  Plus, there should be a first time for...

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Apologies for the Site Being Down Yesterday

by | Nov 8, 2022 | 0 Comments

A technical issue took us offline for the greater part of 24 hours.  Our apologies. The issue was caused by our hosting service, a nationally recognized brand (they have run Super Bowl ads), with whom we had been for many many years, performing unexpected,...

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