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Gamestop and Wallstreetbets

GME goes stonks – exciting times. If you’re interested in a deep dive on what’s going on, I found Eliezer Yudkowsky’s post, /r/WallStreetBets is trying…

29. January 202129. January 2021
Categories Economics, Recommendations

You Should (Probably) Sell Your Cryptocurrencies

Yesterday, I sold almost all of my cryptocurrencies, securing a decent 20% margin for *checks notes* a net gain of 33 Euros and 78 cents….

17. January 202117. January 2021
Categories Economics

Data is Not the New Oil

I have argued before and linked to articles suggesting that advertising is less useful than is commonly thought and that targeted advertising is largely ineffective….

30. September 202030. September 2020
Categories Economics

The Economics of Interstellar Trade

In 1978 economist Paul Krugman wrote a paper titled The Theory of Interstellar Trade that was published in 2010. It is pure genius: while the…

28. September 202029. September 2020
Categories Economics

China’s two Currencies

It was only today that I learned that China, in effect, has two different currencies. I’m not even trying to get the nomenclature right, but…

6. July 2020
Categories Economics, Society, Politics and History

Tax the Rich

Apart from doxxing bloggers, the New York Times is known for their rich visualizations. The one in this article on the average tax rate paid…

1. July 20201. July 2020
Categories Economics, Health

Iran Has A Legal Market Where You Can Sell Your Kidney

Link of the day: Iran has a legal market for organs Wow. It was only today that I learned that you could actually officially legally…

19. May 202019. May 2020
Categories Economics, Society, Politics and History

Monday, 11.05.2020 – Motherhood Penalties Seem To Be Highest For The Well Educated

Link of the day: Do Highly Paid, Highly Skilled Women Experience the Largest Motherhood Penalty? Motherhood reduces women’s wages. […] We find that among white…

11. May 202011. May 2020
Categories Daily Posts, Economics

Saturday, 28.03.2020 – The Cost Of Thriving

Link of the day: The cost of thriving (German). Also this article on Vox for the counterarguments and a full report My friend Jan alerted…

27. March 202030. March 2020
Categories Daily Posts, Economics

Sunday, 15.03.2020 – A Long Term Econ Perspective On Covid-19

Link of the day: A take on the economics of the virus ) An interesting thought about the long term economic effects of the coronavirus…

15. March 202015. March 2020

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