Marginal REVOLUTION
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Marginal Revolution is the blog of Tyler Cowen and Alex Tabarrok, both of whom teach at George Mason University. MR began in August of 2003 and there have been new posts daily since that time. In numerous reviews and ratings over the years Marginal Revolution has consistently been ranked as the best or one of the best economic blogs on the web, but it is more (and less) than that, also representing the quirks of its authors.
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Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 22 November 2012 English
Hollywood continues to collapse into mediocre tent pole franchises, but overall it has been a splendid year for movies. Here were some of my favorites, noting that I count by …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 22 November 2012 English
From Neil Emery: Nursing homes are chronically understaffed in times of economic prosperity. But, when the job market tightens, a one percent increase in unemployment sees full time employment in …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 22 November 2012 English
1. We’re faking a marathon, and a new and different method for liberating books. 2. Acemoglu and Robinson respond to Sachs. And on Twitter there has been excellent back and …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 21 November 2012 English
Expecting Better: How to Fight the Pregnancy Establishment with Facts. Due out next August!
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 21 November 2012 English
At Cato Unbound I respond to some of the critics of my article Why Online Education Works. Here is one bit: We do need more studies of offline, online, and …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 21 November 2012 English
1. How much would a carbon tax cut emissions? 2. What it looks like to end deductions for the wealthy. 3. Let micro-homes be even more micro. 4. One man …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 21 November 2012 English
Stunningly, the postponement of marriage and parenting — the factors that shrink the birth rate — is the very best predictor of a person’s politics in the United States, over …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 21 November 2012 English
One recent study observed that adults with achondroplasia have “lower self-esteem, less education, lower annual incomes, and are less likely to have a spouse.” The income statistic bears witness to …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 21 November 2012 English
Two years ago Ghana’s statistical service announced it was revising its GDP estimates upwards by over 60%, suggesting that in the previous estimates about US$13bn worth’s of economic activity had …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 20 November 2012 English
Six years ago, Mexico was the world’s ninth largest exporter of cars. Today the country is ranked fourth—behind Germany, Japan and South Korea—with exports expected to total more than 2.14 …