Marginal Revolution
Anonymous Attention and Abuse
There is a new paper by Florian Ederer, Paul Goldsmith-Pinkham, and Kyle Jensen. It concerns w ...View More
Should the U.S. recognize Somaliland?
I do not myself have a position on this issue, but I found this analysis by Ken Opalo interesting: T ...View More
Some game theory of Greenland
It is commonly assumed that the U.S. “acquiring” Greenland, whatever that might mean, will result in ...View More
The Borda Count is the Best Method of Voting
[unable to retrieve full-text content]It’s well known that the voting methods we use are highl ...View More
What should I ask Greg Clark?
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Yes, I will be having a Conversation with him. Gregory Clark ...View More
The circulation of elites, sort of
Is the top tail of wealth a set of fixed individuals or is there substantial turnover? We estimate u ...View More
Principles, from Nabeel
14. You don’t do anyone any favors by lurking, put yourself out there! 15. If you don’t “get” a clas ...View More
Canada’s Comparative Advantages
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Jay Martin writes a provocative post, Has Canada Become a Jama ...View More
The Acemoglu arguments against high-skilled immigration
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Here is Daron Acemoglu’s Project Syndicate piece, mostly ...View More
The Greenland debates
I would say we have not yet figured out what is the best U.S. policy toward Greenland, nor have we f ...View More
