~marginalrevolution | Bookmarks (45)
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Why don't nations buy and sell territory more? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Egypt has agreed to a $35bn deal with the United Arab Emirates to develop the town of Ras el-Hekma...
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Dwarkesh Patel with Patrick Collison - Marginal REVOLUTION
Here is my episode with @patrickc We discuss: – what it takes to process $1 trillion/year–...
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Equatorial Guinea facts of the day - Marginal REVOLUTION
After the discovery of oil in the mid-1990s, per capita income soared and catapulted the country...
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Well-functioning democracy for neither me nor for thee? - Marginal REVOLUTION
I have been following only snippets of the debate over whether Biden should step down as...
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U.S. equity market dominance - Marginal REVOLUTION
That is the topic of my latest Bloomberg column: The worldwide dominance of US equities is...
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Average is Over, love and romance edition - Marginal REVOLUTION
The dating site Tinder reports that, in 2023, 41 percent of Gen Z users were open...
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How did Madrid become the capital of European liberalism? - Marginal REVOLUTION
But in the case of Madrid, the last 25 years have been a clear move towards...
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Markets in everything, Korean opening bid edition - Marginal REVOLUTION
“We will continue to do what we can as a company to solve the low birth...
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Trump's threat to let Putin invade NATO countries - Marginal REVOLUTION
I don’t usually blog on “candidate topics,”or “Trump topics,” but a friend of mine asked me...
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Be long energy infrastructure, find the truly scarce input there - Marginal REVOLUTION
Governments around the world are intensifying scrutiny on the building of data centres over fears that...
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Sticky norms - Marginal REVOLUTION
Shanhong Luo, a professor at Fayetteville State University, studies the factors behind attraction between romantic partners,...
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Is El Salvador special? - Marginal REVOLUTION
But Bukele copycats and those who believe his model can be replicated far and wide overlook...
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Will the Argentina province of La Rioja print its own currency? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Maybe so: Milei’s austerity is biting hard in La Rioja, an olive and wine region home...
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Amsterdam urban engineering - Marginal REVOLUTION
An average of 18 people a year reportedly drown in the city’s canals: often men, late...
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Non-random splat - Marginal REVOLUTION
It is heresy to say this, but I don’t think many people will be listening to...
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Did the Trump tariffs help the heartland? - Marginal REVOLUTION
No, but they did get him some votes there: We study the economic and political consequences...
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Central African Republic estimate of the day - Marginal REVOLUTION
Published in the journal Conflict and Health last April, the report suggests that the world’s deadliest...
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What are the actual dangers of advanced AI? - Marginal REVOLUTION
That is the focus of my latest Bloomberg column, 2x the normal length. I cannot cover...
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Quick tour of Argentina's fiscal deficit (from my email, anonymous author) - Marginal REVOLUTION
I won’t double indent, but this is not by me, though I agree with it: “I...
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Will Milei succeed in Argentina? - Marginal REVOLUTION
I give him a 30-40% chance, which is perhaps generous because I am rooting for him. ...
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Kamil Kovar on the German debt brake (from my email) - Marginal REVOLUTION
I was wondering if you would consider writing a post about the German debt brake in...