Alex Tabarrok on equal pay for equal work
Suppose that apples sell for more than oranges and Parliament in its wisdom decides that, at last, apples and oranges must be compared. Not by… Read More »Alex Tabarrok on equal pay for equal work
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Jane Psmith on Cargo Cults, local politics and mutual misunderstanding
The latest book review from The Psmiths (Jane, this time) is itself an excellent read. As she says, “forget everything you think you know about… Read More »Jane Psmith on Cargo Cults, local politics and mutual misunderstanding
Quixotic Monuments to False Prediction: Oliver Kim and Morten Jervens on GDP in developing countries
(And relevant, I suspect, to more developed ones). This piece from Oliver Kim resonates with my struggle to get good (methodologically clear, sufficiently granular, consistent,… Read More »Quixotic Monuments to False Prediction: Oliver Kim and Morten Jervens on GDP in developing countries
Three things about the world from Max Roser and Our World in Data
From the recently updated post at OWID. See also: Our World in Data is Great and Getting Better; or, How I Destroyed Several Billion Medieval… Read More »Three things about the world from Max Roser and Our World in Data
Ricardo Hausman on know-how and economic development
Economic development depends on the accumulation of know-how. The theory of economic growth has long emphasised the importance of something called technical progress, but what… Read More »Ricardo Hausman on know-how and economic development
Ian Leslie on story as intellectual anaesthetic
Historians have an increasingly strong incentive to tell dramatic stories which gain attention and make ‘impact’. But anyone in the business of reporting on reality… Read More »Ian Leslie on story as intellectual anaesthetic
Inheritance: unearned
For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do… Read More »Inheritance: unearned
Inappropriate
A list of some things that have been appropriated by some cultures from others Writing. Roman letters. Arabic numerals. The number zero. The horse (by… Read More »Inappropriate
Brad DeLong on Proudhon, property and coercion, and the Royal Society’s cornucopia
Back before 1870, there’s no possibility at all that humanity is going to be able to bake the economic pie sufficiently large that everyone can… Read More »Brad DeLong on Proudhon, property and coercion, and the Royal Society’s cornucopia
Brad DeLong on technological growth and economic change 1870-2010
This excerpt is from DeLong’s interview on Conversations with Tyler. It’s a great discussion – highly recommended. COWEN: If we’re trying to think about the… Read More »Brad DeLong on technological growth and economic change 1870-2010