Baby bust in India? - Marginal REVOLUTION
One of the most consequential statistic passed by without much noise. India's total fertility rate fell...
Saturday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. A curanto! 2. Does altruism predict mating success in humans? 3. “Across these sites, the...
Interland: A New Type of Government - Marginal REVOLUTION
Max Tabarrok has an interesting new idea for governance, Interland: Interland takes the intersection of the...
Should art prices be booming? - Marginal REVOLUTION
That is the topic of my latest Bloomberg column, here is one bit: Recently an Andy...
Scheduled Maintenance - Marginal REVOLUTION
Expect some temporary issues as we undergo scheduled maintenance. Addendum: All done! Do see Elon’s news...
Colombian sentences to ponder - Marginal REVOLUTION
His close colleague, fellow senator Iván Cepeda, says Petro’s ideas transcend traditional left-right boundaries. “He has...
Friday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. The Straussian take. 2. 715 songs with frisson. 3. A podcast on how finance is...
The Demand and Supply of Misinformation - Marginal REVOLUTION
Bryan Caplan reminds us that misinformation wouldn’t work well if people weren’t so irrational. The [standard...
Sentences to ponder model this - Marginal REVOLUTION
Consistent with beauty-blind admissions, alumni’s beauty is uncorrelated with the rank of the school they attended...
Problems with indirect convertibility - Marginal REVOLUTION
Tether a few times has been bouncing well below a dollar in value, even though it...
Let's eliminate the Covid test entry requirement for the U.S. - Marginal REVOLUTION
That is the topic of my latest Bloomberg column, you ought to be able to guess...
Thursday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. Is the YIMBYest city in America in Maine? 2. Dump on Thomas Friedman all you...
Cryptoeconomics! - Marginal REVOLUTION
The crypto market is up! The crypto market is down! The roller coaster can be fearfully...
My Conversation with the excellent Daniel Gross - Marginal REVOLUTION
This is Daniel Gross my co-author on Talent and the venture capitalist, to be clear. And...
Russia fact of the day - Marginal REVOLUTION
A study of Russian publications in the 1990s found that some 39 percent of all nonfiction...
Wednesday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. New non-profit for geothermal energy. 2. New Allison Schrager podcast, first episode with Joel Mokyr....
Remote work and home prices - Marginal REVOLUTION
What explains record U.S. house price growth since late 2019? We show that the shift to...
The new Covid equilibrium - Marginal REVOLUTION
Many people have stopped keeping track of where Covid is headed, if only because it is...
Podcast with the excellent Patrick O'Shaughnessy - Marginal REVOLUTION
With Daniel Gross as well, here it is. The post Podcast with the excellent Patrick O’Shaughnessy...
Tuesday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. How long-term space missions change the brain. 2. Innovation in NYC subway crimes (New Yorker)....
The State of Public Transit in the Nation's Capital - Marginal REVOLUTION
The mismanagement of the metro system in the nation’s capitol is astounding. WashPost: Metro’s train delays...
My *Talent* podcast with the excellent David Wright - Marginal REVOLUTION
Here is the episode page (includes transcript): https://www.buzzsprout.com/126848/10628363-tyler-cowen-on-talent Here is the Youtube link. The post My...
What is the best interview question of all time? - Marginal REVOLUTION
That is the topic of my latest Bloomberg column, also picked by the WaPo. Excerpts: “What...
The excellent Matt Clifford does a *Talent* podcast with Daniel Gross and me - Marginal REVOLUTION
You will find it here. The post The excellent Matt Clifford does a *Talent* podcast with...
Ask and they shall deliver - Marginal REVOLUTION
The EU is preparing to loosen its environmental regulations as it seeks to replace Russian fossil...
Monday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. New languages for Google Translate. 2. Travel notes from Ukraine. 3. Eric Topol on the...
Infant Formula, Price Controls, and the Misallocation of Resources - Marginal REVOLUTION
I’ve been reluctant to write about the shortage of infant formula simply because it’s so tiring...
Russia fact of the day - Marginal REVOLUTION
Russia has stopped publishing detailed monthly trade statistics. But figures from its trading partners can be...
Why don't nations buy more territories from each other? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Here is a rather underwhelming list of such purchases in recent times. West Germany buys three...
ESG Versus Innovation - Marginal REVOLUTION
Some wise words on ESG and innovation from the excellent Bart Madden: Excessive focus on looking...
Sunday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. Sheikh Khalifa of UAE passes away (NYT). 2. George H. Smith has passed away. 3....
How much should you criticize other people? - Marginal REVOLUTION
I mean in private conversation, not in public discourse, and this is not to their faces...
I favor bird consequentialism - Marginal REVOLUTION
We have to be more willing to disrupt current animal habitats when building wind or hydroelectric...
Who is rich in America? - Marginal REVOLUTION
We now know who is rich in America. And it’s not who you might have guessed....
Covid and reverse discrimination - Marginal REVOLUTION
Earlier in the pandemic, you might have had various theories about who was most likely to...
Slovakian Asks Good Questions About American Suburbs - Marginal REVOLUTION
My questions are: What do you actually do? Are you always stuck inside? What did you...
Saturday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. Thomas Schelling 1963-64 syllabus and final exam. 2. On Srinivasan and sex. 3. Transitioning to...
What I've been reading - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. Paul Strathern, The Florentines: From Dante to Galileo. It is not just Dante and Galileo,...
What should I ask Vaughn Smith? - Marginal REVOLUTION
I will be doing a Conversation with him so what should I ask? He is a...
Friday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. Umbrex presents Tyler Cowen on Talent. 2. Devon Zuegel podcast with Andy Matuschak on…group message...
Systemic Bias versus Concentrated Bias - Marginal REVOLUTION
Discrimination exists but rather than being systemic Campbell and Brauer argue it’s due to a small...
Is Sri Lanka becoming a failed state? - Marginal REVOLUTION
The economic crisis is a result of mismanagement by the Rajapaksa administration (and its predecessors) as...
How to make talent scouts work for you - Marginal REVOLUTION
With Daniel Gross, here is a (very much) shortened bit from Talent: How to Identify Energizers,...
Thursday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. Megyn Kelly interviews me, after about half an hour we get to Talent; the earlier...
Some blurbs for *Talent*, with Daniel Gross - Marginal REVOLUTION
“Talent” is what happens when two brilliant and profoundly iconoclastic minds apply their imagination to one of the hardest of...
Saudi fact of the day - Marginal REVOLUTION
Saudi Aramco has overtaken Apple as the world’s most valuable company after higher oil prices pushed...
The most underrated talent in AI? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Who are the most underrated talents in AI and machine learning? Think technical, and think builders....
Wednesday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. “The telltale sign of a successful intellectual life is weirdness – weird in the best...
The new Derek Thompson project on progress - Marginal REVOLUTION
Today's piece is also an announcement! I’m launching a new project with @TheAtlantic called “Progress," which...
When were U.S. home prices at their worst? - Marginal REVOLUTION
That of course is only one metric, and it focuses on flows rather than homes as...