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The Norwegian ban on smart phones in middle schools - Marginal REVOLUTION
Here is a new paper by Sara Abrahamsson. Perhaps there is Norwegian exceptionalism at work, but...
Deregulate our universities - Marginal REVOLUTION
Take a look at how the number of federal regulations and policies governing research at universities...
Tying the Knot - Marginal REVOLUTION
Dobbs, of course, was the Supreme Court decision saying that the constitution does not provide a...
South Africa fact of the day - Marginal REVOLUTION
Two economists from the Harvard Growth Lab (Shah and Sturzenegger) estimate that the average transport costs...
Why a Housing Shortage Exists Despite More Houses Per Person - Marginal REVOLUTION
When I post about the skyrocketing price of housing and the need to build, commentators (include...
Response from Devin Pope, on religious attendance - Marginal REVOLUTION
All of this is from Devin Pope, in response to Lyman Stone (and myself). Here was...
Do protests matter? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Only rarely: Recent social movements stand out by their spontaneous nature and lack of stable leadership,...
Fair coins aren't fair - Marginal REVOLUTION
Many people have flipped coins but few have stopped to ponder the statistical and physical intricacies...
Economists do it with models? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Collaborations in economics across genders increased (12.5% increase of women coauthors per 100 men-authored papers) after...
Is an African debt crisis returning? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Africa's debt crisis is back to where it was in the late 1990s, with almost one...
Disparities in psychological traits and incomes - Marginal REVOLUTION
There are pronounced racial, ethnic, and gender gaps in income in the U.S. We investigate whether...
New results on intergenerational progress - Marginal REVOLUTION
The full paper title is “Has Intergenerational Progress Stalled? Income Growth Over Five Generations of Americans,”...
Non-binary gender economics - Marginal REVOLUTION
Economics research has largely overlooked non-binary individuals. We aim to jump-start the literature by providing data...
Which U.S. firms have grown in profitability? - Marginal REVOLUTION
China’s admission into the WTO in 2001 heralded a new era of globalization, increasing both import...
Which nations have cultural inferiority complexes? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Here is the link, via the wisdom of Garett Jones. And OK, which nations have the...
The Gender Gap in Confidence: Expected but Not Accounted For - Marginal REVOLUTION
We investigate how the gender gap in confidence affects the views that evaluators (e.g., employers) hold...
Map of the day model this mother distance what else besides population density - Marginal REVOLUTION
This is one of the most fascinating charts I’ve ever seen. Been staring at it all...
I am tired of making this point - Marginal REVOLUTION
Both rightists and leftists assume that the U.S. spends far lower to combat social problems (poverty,...
Do recessions benefit our health? - Marginal REVOLUTION
That is the topic of my latest Bloomberg column, here is one excerpt: The human and economic costs of recessions...
Lithium - Marginal REVOLUTION
WEF 2002: The world could face lithium shortages by 2025, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says,...
The California tax burden is driving people out - Marginal REVOLUTION
That is the topic of my latest Bloomberg column, here is one bit: California’s highest income...
Sticky norms - Marginal REVOLUTION
Shanhong Luo, a professor at Fayetteville State University, studies the factors behind attraction between romantic partners,...
Correlations between spouses - Marginal REVOLUTION
Correlations between spouses Extraversion: r= .005Neuroticism: .082Height: .227Weight: .154Education: .5Political party: .6 "Mates tend to be...
The Global Distribution of College Graduate Quality - Marginal REVOLUTION
We measure college graduate quality—the average human capital of a college’s graduates—for graduates from 2,800 colleges...