~marginalrevolution | Bookmarks (14)
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Four Thousand Years of Egyptian Women Pictured - Marginal REVOLUTION
In an excellent, deep-dive Alice Evans looks at patriarchy in Egypt using pictures drawn from four...
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Build Back Key Bridge Better - Marginal REVOLUTION
The collapse of the Key Bridge is a national disaster but also an opportunity for societal...
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My Conversation with Fareed Zakaria - Marginal REVOLUTION
Here is the audio, video, and transcript. You can tell he knows what an interview is! ...
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Indigenous Charter Cities - Marginal REVOLUTION
A charter city is a special zone with a charter granting significant autonomy from the host...
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Small countries, big firms - Marginal REVOLUTION
That is the topic of my latest Bloomberg column, here is one excerpt: From both a...
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Do high interest rates get people down? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Unemployment is low and inflation is falling, but consumer sentiment remains depressed. This has confounded economists,...
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Why don't nations buy and sell territory more? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Egypt has agreed to a $35bn deal with the United Arab Emirates to develop the town of Ras el-Hekma...
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Shruti Rajagopalan interviews Doug Irwin - Marginal REVOLUTION
Doug of course is one of the top trade economists. Here is the audio, video, and...
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Literacy or Loyalty? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Why does schooling in much of the developing world not result in much in the way...
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Did the Trump tariffs help the heartland? - Marginal REVOLUTION
No, but they did get him some votes there: We study the economic and political consequences...
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What are the actual dangers of advanced AI? - Marginal REVOLUTION
That is the focus of my latest Bloomberg column, 2x the normal length. I cannot cover...
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*The Economist* on Tatu City, Kenya - Marginal REVOLUTION
Take the pig’s ear first. Unveiled in 2008 as a $15bn smart city project, Konza Technopolis...
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Political business cycle theory has been neutered - Marginal REVOLUTION
Probably not forever, but we are living in strange times: Now the theory needs major revision....
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Kamil Kovar on the German debt brake (from my email) - Marginal REVOLUTION
I was wondering if you would consider writing a post about the German debt brake in...