~marginalrevolution | Bookmarks (168)
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Robert Whaples reviews *GOAT* - Marginal REVOLUTION
An excellent piece, here is one excerpt I enjoyed in particular: Cowen reads the John Maynard...
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The $20 bill gets picked up, body parts markets in everything - Marginal REVOLUTION
At the 1815 Battle of Waterloo, Napoleon Bonaparte’s final battle, more than 10,000 men and as...
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Modi and investment - Marginal REVOLUTION
Yes, India is doing well but the picture could be much better: During Modi’s tenure, GFCF...
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Philipp Strack wins the J.B. Clark award - Marginal REVOLUTION
Congratulations! Here is the AEA announcement and summary of his work. The post Philipp Strack wins...
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Cultivating Minds: The Psychological Consequences of Rice versus Wheat Farming - Marginal REVOLUTION
It’s long been argued that the means of production influence social, cultural and psychological processes. Rice...
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350+ coauthors study reproducibility in economics - Marginal REVOLUTION
Jon Hartley is one I know, here is the abstract: This study pushes our understanding of...
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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...
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A simple model of AI and social media - Marginal REVOLUTION
One MR reader, Luca Piron, writes to me: I found myself puzzled by a thought you...
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Your Subsidies are Undercutting My Subsidies! - Marginal REVOLUTION
NYTimes: Treasury officials say that they fear that elevated Chinese production targets are causing its firms...
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What should I ask Joe Stiglitz? - Marginal REVOLUTION
I will be having a Conversation with him, and please note this is the conversation I...
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Lockean homesteading for goats, bonus added - Marginal REVOLUTION
The mayor of an Italian island is attempting to solve an animal overpopulation problem with an...
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Algorithmic Collusion by Large Language Models - Marginal REVOLUTION
The rise of algorithmic pricing raises concerns of algorithmic collusion. We conduct experiments with algorithmic pricing...
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Generative AI for economists - Marginal REVOLUTION
From Anton Korinek here is a recent paper: Generative AI, in particular large language models (LLMs)...
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Michael C. Jensen, RIP - Marginal REVOLUTION
Not only was he a major figure in both financial economics and industrial organization, but he...
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LLMs vs. ARMA-GARCH - Marginal REVOLUTION
The LLMs basically win: This paper presents a novel study on harnessing Large Language Models’ (LLMs)...
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Why aren't Canada and other Anglo nations turning against immigration more? - Marginal REVOLUTION
That is the topic of my latest Bloomberg column. I cover several points, here is one...
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The law and economics of permitting - Marginal REVOLUTION
Here is an important new paper by Zachary D. Liscow: Given the benefits to economic growth...
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Incentives matter - Marginal REVOLUTION
Why are so many random government agents claiming to be suffering from Havana Syndrome? The devil...
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New Econ Journal Watch edition - Marginal REVOLUTION
Volume 21, Issue 1, March 2024 In Memoriam (.pdf) In this issue: Executive diversity and firm performance:...
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Build Back Key Bridge Better - Marginal REVOLUTION
The collapse of the Key Bridge is a national disaster but also an opportunity for societal...
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Teaching the Super Simple Solow Model - Marginal REVOLUTION
Here’s my talk on teaching the super simple Solow model which Tyler and I present in...
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Will AIs Cooperate? - Marginal REVOLUTION
A conversation between two AIs, mediated by me, condensed for verbiage. 1) To GPT4: Consider a...
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Will strong AI raise or lower interest rates? - Marginal REVOLUTION
That is the topic of my latest Bloomberg column. Here is one excerpt: First, as a...
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Is there Hope for Evidence-Based Policy? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Vital City magazine and the Niskanen Center’s Hypertext have a special issue on the prospects for...