Julian Simon readings, Liberty Fund, Orange Beach, Alabama

Links to readings for this Liberty Fund colloquium on Population, Resources, and Liberty: The Continuing Impact of Julian Simon

SESSION I : Julian Simon’s Contributions to Perennial Policy Debates
• Simon, Julian.”Philosophy and My Work Life.” The American Economist 40, no.2 (October 1996). Page(s): 22-36.

• Bradshaw, Corey, J. A., et al. “Underestimating the Challenges of Avoiding a Ghastly Future.” Frontiers in Conservation Science 1 January 2021). Page(s): 1-9.

• Dragos Aligica, Paul. “Julian Simon and the ‘Limits to Growth’ Neo-Malthusianism.” Electronic Journal of Sustainable Development 1,no.3 (2009). Page(s):73-84.

SESSION III: Population Density, Productivity, and Resource Creation

• Anonymous [Francis Minton]. “Statistics vs Malthus.” Westminster Review 131, no. 3 (1889). Page(s): 286-297.

Also… March 1989 Econ Update with Julian Simon article “Why do we still think babies create poverty?” and Time vs. The Economist look at the future (scanned to pdf)