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 · 28 October 2012 English
Throughout evolutionary history, most adult homo sapiens could not drink milk. Even today, most adults cannot drink milk. Adults who cannot drink milk don’t seem to lose very much, particularly …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 28 October 2012 English
Mary Morgan, The World in the Model: How Economists Work and Think. And here is chapter one on-line (pdf).
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 28 October 2012 English
Miles asks about this on Twitter. Earlier in the year, Matt wrote: Stop for a moment and ask yourself why the interest rate can’t be reduced much below 1 percent. …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 28 October 2012 English
And now the world’s largest general scientific society is weighing in on the debate. The American Association for the Advancement of Science says labeling would “mislead and falsely alarm consumers.” …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 27 October 2012 English
There is plenty of social science in this unexpected indie hit, which depicts the musical career of Sixto Rodriguez. Rodriguez had two very good albums in the early 1970s but …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 27 October 2012 English
1. Le blog de Jean Paul Sartre. 2. Good review of the new Camille Paglia. 3. How much of economic stagnation is due to the Midwest? 4. What does the …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 27 October 2012 English
…these econometric studies imply that the decline in growth rates should be gradual, since convergence to high incomes is gradual. Actual experience, however, rarely displays such a smooth adjustment. More …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 27 October 2012 English
1. Horse nationalism stalls gains from trade once again. 2. The great air stagnation. 3...
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 26 October 2012 English
A task force convened by Florida Governor Rick Scott has recommended changes in tuition subsidies according to job market demand: Tuition would be lower for students pursuing degrees most needed …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 26 October 2012 English
Here is a further Mark Bittman column on GMOs, arguing against GMOs on the grounds that they lead to greater use of chemicals and pesticides. I would start with quite …