~marginalrevolution | Bookmarks (58)
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The Gender Gap in Confidence: Expected but Not Accounted For - Marginal REVOLUTION
We investigate how the gender gap in confidence affects the views that evaluators (e.g., employers) hold...
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Map of the day model this mother distance what else besides population density - Marginal REVOLUTION
This is one of the most fascinating charts I’ve ever seen. Been staring at it all...
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I am tired of making this point - Marginal REVOLUTION
Both rightists and leftists assume that the U.S. spends far lower to combat social problems (poverty,...
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Do recessions benefit our health? - Marginal REVOLUTION
That is the topic of my latest Bloomberg column, here is one excerpt: The human and economic costs of recessions...
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Lithium - Marginal REVOLUTION
WEF 2002: The world could face lithium shortages by 2025, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says,...
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The California tax burden is driving people out - Marginal REVOLUTION
That is the topic of my latest Bloomberg column, here is one bit: California’s highest income...
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Sticky norms - Marginal REVOLUTION
Shanhong Luo, a professor at Fayetteville State University, studies the factors behind attraction between romantic partners,...
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Correlations between spouses - Marginal REVOLUTION
Correlations between spouses Extraversion: r= .005Neuroticism: .082Height: .227Weight: .154Education: .5Political party: .6 "Mates tend to be...
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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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The Global Distribution of College Graduate Quality - Marginal REVOLUTION
We measure college graduate quality—the average human capital of a college’s graduates—for graduates from 2,800 colleges...
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New data on media bias - Marginal REVOLUTION
In this study, we propose a novel approach to detect supply-side media bias, independent of external...
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Student Demand and the Supply of College Courses - Marginal REVOLUTION
From a recent Jacob Light paper: In an era of rapid technological and social change, do...
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Religion and the ideological gender gap - Marginal REVOLUTION
The key insight is that women have always been more [economically] left-wing than men, but that...
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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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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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Hot parents, richer kids? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Since the mapping of the human genome in 2004, biologists have demonstrated genetic links to the...
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Alice Evans on the ideological gender divide - Marginal REVOLUTION
“I suggest, Men and women tend to think alike in societies where there is Close-knit interdependence,...
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Central African Republic estimate of the day - Marginal REVOLUTION
Published in the journal Conflict and Health last April, the report suggests that the world’s deadliest...
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South Dakota is trying to hold on - Marginal REVOLUTION
Map of the TFRs by US state for 2023, based on recently released birth data from...
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Quick tour of Argentina's fiscal deficit (from my email, anonymous author) - Marginal REVOLUTION
I won’t double indent, but this is not by me, though I agree with it: “I...
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No, Covid spending wasn't the only factor, but... - Marginal REVOLUTION
Barro, CPI rate correlation with covid spending in 37 countries pic.twitter.com/AD47gPTbYb — 161phi (@161phi) January 21,...
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Who feels the pinch of status competition? - Marginal REVOLUTION
Here is one interesting hypothesis: Despite the persistence of anti-Black racism, White Americans report feeling worse...
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How sticky are wages in nominal terms? - Marginal REVOLUTION
There is a new paper on this topic, with what seems to be very good data:...
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U.S.A. facts of the day - Marginal REVOLUTION
The R&D spending of Amazon is greater than the R&D spending of all companies and government...