~marginalrevolution | Bookmarks (43)
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How and why do legal codes differ across red and blue states? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Polarization in the traditional sense is not very important: …this study examined the criminal codes of...
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Social improvements that don't create countervailing negative forces - Marginal REVOLUTION
Let us say you favor policy X, and take steps to see that policy X comes...
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Settembrini and the continuing relevance of classical liberalism - Marginal REVOLUTION
Adrian Wooldridge has an excellent Bloomberg column on this topic, promoting the relevance of Thomas Mann,...
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*The Economist* on Tatu City, Kenya - Marginal REVOLUTION
Take the pig’s ear first. Unveiled in 2008 as a $15bn smart city project, Konza Technopolis...
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Political business cycle theory has been neutered - Marginal REVOLUTION
Probably not forever, but we are living in strange times: Now the theory needs major revision....
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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...
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What should I ask Jonathan Haidt? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Yes, I will be doing another Conversation with him. Here is my previous Conversation with him,...
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Why France is underrated - Marginal REVOLUTION
That is the topic of my latest Bloomberg column, here is one bit: Since the West...
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Salta (and Jujuy) notes - Marginal REVOLUTION
The food is excellent. Don’t worry about choosing the right restaurant, just try to eat the...
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Podcast with Henry Oliver on John Stuart Mill - Marginal REVOLUTION
42 minutes long, Henry and I are both big Mill fans. And here is Henry’s forthcoming...
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What should UAP disclosure policy be? - Marginal REVOLUTION
That is the subject of my latest Bloomberg column. Here is the opener: There is currently legislation before...
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What is the political orientation of GROK? - Marginal REVOLUTION
The story is complicated, in any case it is not what you might think. It is...
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Strategic CEO Activism in Polarized Markets - Marginal REVOLUTION
CEOs are increasingly making public statements on contentious social issues. In this paper, we examine what...
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Differential fertility makes society more conservative on family values - Marginal REVOLUTION
“Family values” conservatives in the United States have more children and more siblings than their compatriots....
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Immigration Backlash - Marginal REVOLUTION
In a new paper Ernesto Tiburcio (on the job market) and Kara Ross Camarena study the...
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World War II R&D and the Takeoff of the US Innovation System - Marginal REVOLUTION
That is the article subtitle, the title is “America, Jump-Started:,” and the authors of this new...
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Markets in everything those new service sector jobs - Marginal REVOLUTION
The video, posted by the 39-year-old Tampa resident under her stage name Roxie Rae, is one...
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My excellent Conversation with John Gray - Marginal REVOLUTION
I had been wanting to do this one for a while, and now it exists. Here...
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*Everyday Freedom*, by Philip K. Howard - Marginal REVOLUTION
This is very much a book that needed to be written. Here is one short excerpt:...