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 December 2017 English
1. Why did Bitcoin take so long? And is it ugly? 2. Cashless restaurants in NYC (NYT). 3. “...infants who look like their father at birth are healthier one year …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 28 December 2017 English
Building on an essay by Robert Nozick, here is Julian Sanchez: If the best solutions to social problems are generally governmental or political, then in a democratic society, doing the …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 28 December 2017 English
Good post. There are a few other topics that can serve as useful handles to “understand” India. 1. Study the folk history of the popular Indian pilgrimage sites – For …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 28 December 2017 English
In standard macroeconomic models, GDP is GDP and an industry is important only to the extent that it produces GDP. In other words, there are big industries and small industries …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 27 December 2017 English
1. Gwern on sunk costs. And when should I check the mail? 2. “People from whom I have heard an interesting theory this year.” 3. Joshua Rothman on Victor Davis …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 27 December 2017 English
Here is an excellent Kai Stinchcombe essay, piling together many of the extant criticisms of blockchains, here is one excerpt: There are four additional problems with a blockchain-driven approach. First, …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 27 December 2017 English
That is the topic of my latest Bloomberg column, here is one bit: The onset of a new year brings plenty of predictions, and so I will hazard one: Many …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 27 December 2017 English
India’s amateur forecasters are not formally trained in meteorology. Still, many people rely on individual blogs or Facebook pages that have built reputations after years of forecasting. “U r a …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 26 December 2017 English
Top of my list for binge-worthy over the holiday season is The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon Prime. It’s written and directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino and like her previous show, …
Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 26 December 2017 English
I could just rewrite my post How to understand modern China, but change the examples. But you can do that mental exercise yourself, and besides it is easier to access …