~marginalrevolution | Bookmarks (78)
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My podcast with Thomas Burnett - Marginal REVOLUTION
Thomas is at the Templeton Foundation, here is the link (with transcript), here is one bit:...
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Some triumphs of 19th century liberalism - Marginal REVOLUTION
Here is an outline of part of my lecture. I presented “free trade” (NB: it wasn’t...
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Steve Levitt on the future of economics - Marginal REVOLUTION
It’s really, right now, I think the profession is very inward-looking. It’s rewarding people who do...
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Milei update - Marginal REVOLUTION
The shock therapy administered by Milei and his economy czar Luis Caputo right after the Dec....
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The Canadian economy is a worthwhile Canadian initiative - Marginal REVOLUTION
Contrary to some recent claims, the Canadian economy is not falling apart, and now I have...
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Austin Vernon on utilities (from my email) - Marginal REVOLUTION
I agree with the anonymous email, and I’ve written about customers going off-grid or doing microgrids...
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Small countries, big firms - Marginal REVOLUTION
That is the topic of my latest Bloomberg column, here is one excerpt: From both a...
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My excellent Conversation with Marc Rowan - Marginal REVOLUTION
Here is the video, audio, and transcript, taped in his Apollo office in NYC. Here is...
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Is Bidenomics working? - Marginal REVOLUTION
It is too soon to say, as I express in my 2x the usual length Bloomberg...
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What Ireland and Scotland are doing to their housing markets - Marginal REVOLUTION
From Kieran Lucid and Polysee: The post What Ireland and Scotland are doing to their housing...
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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...
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Are Economists’ Preferences Psychologists’ Personality Traits? - Marginal REVOLUTION
I propose a method for mapping psychological personality traits to economic preferences. I use factor analysis...
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This kind of macro theory is underrated - Marginal REVOLUTION
Demand shocks as technology shocks: We provide a macroeconomic theory where demand for goods has a...
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Dynamic surge pricing for Wendy's - Marginal REVOLUTION
“Beginning as early as 2025, we will begin testing more enhanced features like dynamic pricing and...
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Do high interest rates get people down? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Unemployment is low and inflation is falling, but consumer sentiment remains depressed. This has confounded economists,...
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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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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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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...
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How much does status competition lower Korean fertility? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Using a quantitative heterogeneous-agent model calibrated to Korea, we find that fertility would be 28% higher...
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Might a Georgist land tax help revive Detroit? - Marginal REVOLUTION
That is the topic of my Bloomberg column. Maybe they should try it for federalism/discovery purposes,...
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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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One reason why the disinflation proved so manageable - Marginal REVOLUTION
From a new and important paper by Xiwen Bai, Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, Yiliang Li, and Francesco Zanetti:...
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Zvi Mowshowitz covers my podcast with Dwarkesh Patel - Marginal REVOLUTION
It is very long, very detailed, and very good. Interesting throughout! Excerpt: Dealing with the third...
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My TLS essay on the Clinton administration - Marginal REVOLUTION
Here is the link, I am reviewing a bad book on the Clinton administration (A Fabulous...