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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Monday, 09.03.2020 – China’s Economic Slowdown And Effects On The Environment
Link of the day: Airborne Nitrogen Dioxide Plummets Over China NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) pollution monitoring satellites have detected significant decreases in nitrogen…
Monday, 02.03.2020 – Are Economists As A Whole Harmful?
Link of the day: Nobel Price Laureate Paul Romer on the question whether economists do more harm than good In the 19th century, when it…