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 · 10 November 2012 English
1. The Martha Stewart financial empire. 2. Nick’s overly generous thoughts on MRU. 3. Do any of us care about privacy? A search engine that doesn’t track you. 4. Simon …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 10 November 2012 English
I’m also impressed by the results in places like Western Governors University. Its low-cost online programs rely on competency-based progression, not class-time or credit hours. It uses external assessments to …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 10 November 2012 English
Arguably it is ESPN, which is now valued at about $40 billion: The reality is that there is not another media property in the world worth as much as ESPN …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 10 November 2012 English
I am not endorsing this political and economic analysis, merely reporting it: Many Pakistanis fear President Barack Obama’s re-election will mean a surge in America’s unpopular drone campaign, but for …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 6 November 2012 English
Here is one example: 9. Klein Bottle If you want to give a mathematician something to try to wrap their head around, a Klein bottle is a good place to …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 5 November 2012 English
At first glance this may sound a little whacky, but perhaps the deeper question is why more donors are not like this?: “I’m all mixed up between being a conservative …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 5 November 2012 English
The Prince George’s County school board has fewer college graduates serving current terms than any other school system in the Washington region, with only two of its eight members holding …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 5 November 2012 English
One issue is that the laws are requiring licensed drivers to sit in the driving seat, eliminating one of the main advantages of the technology. Yet there are more problems. …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 5 November 2012 English
Mr. Cowen hopes the site will become a library of explanatory videos about economics, not all of which will be organized into courses. He pictures a day when professors routinely …