~marginalrevolution | Bookmarks (569)
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Nicholas Kristof on good things in 2023 - Marginal REVOLUTION
Just about the worst calamity that can befall a human is to lose a child, and...
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U.S. high-skilled immigration - Marginal REVOLUTION
Major win for the US on high-skilled immigration policy: “USCIS data show that the number of...
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Saturday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. Music in outer space? 2. John Stuart Mill’s advice on human flourishing. 3. The patrilocal...
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The cities meme - Marginal REVOLUTION
This is making the rounds on Twitter, so I thought I would serve up my somewhat...
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Toothpick producers violate NYT copyright - Marginal REVOLUTION
If you stare at just the exact right part of the toothpick, and measure the length...
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My GOAT podcast with Robert Murphy - Marginal REVOLUTION
He is of the Mises Institute, so plenty of talk about Mises and the Austrians as...
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Chile's pension system out of whack - Marginal REVOLUTION
Together, I estimate these policies have effectively pushed returns down by more than 2 percentage points...
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Summary trends of 2023 - Marginal REVOLUTION
That is the topic of my latest Bloomberg column, here is my biggest worry: Another takeaway...
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Friday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. How the president of Columbia University avoided much of the current mess (NYT). She also...
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Request for requests - Marginal REVOLUTION
In the year to come, what would you like to read more about on MR? Comments...
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My pick for the best movie of the year, in which I share a bill with Kevin Spacey - Marginal REVOLUTION
Tyler Cowen, economist and author of Marginal Revolutions May December I found May December to be the most interesting...
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Thursday assorted links - Marginal REVOLUTION
1. Claims about coffee, and how to make it taste better. 2. Ed Glaeser on the...
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The Sullivan Signal: Harvard's Failure to Educate and the Abandonment of Principle - Marginal REVOLUTION
The current Harvard disaster was clearly signaled by earlier events, most notably the 2019 firing of...