~marginalrevolution | Bookmarks (6)
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Is Science a Public Good? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Science seems like a public good; in theory, ideas are non-rivalrous and non-excludable. But the closer...
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Matriline versus Patriline: Social Mobility in England, 1754-2023 - Marginal REVOLUTION
Greg Clark may well be the most important social scientist of the 21st century. His use...
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We need more talk of progress - Marginal REVOLUTION
Here is the underlying John-Burn Murdoch FT piece, pointer here. And a text excerpt: Ruxandra Teslo,...
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A textual analysis of Enlightenment ideals - Marginal REVOLUTION
Using textual analysis of 173,031 works printed in England between 1500 and 1900, we test whether...
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Vincent Geloso says "Ouch!" to PSZ - Marginal REVOLUTION
Okay, I had the time to read this over. In the past, I did not mince...
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Perhaps intergenerational mobility has not declined in the United States after all - Marginal REVOLUTION
From the latest American Economic Review: A large body of evidence finds that relative mobility in...