The economics community is mourning the death of another great economist. Dr. Harold Demsetz passed away January 4th at the ripe age of 88.  He spent his life working on studying property rights: where they come from, how they are established, and how they affect the world we live in. He was never awarded the Nobel Prize (he should have at least split a prize … Continue reading Get Your Hands Off My Things! A Tribute to Harold Demsetz