/* Code Comments */6 posts tagged with "economics"
reading notes: three big things
2022-11-28
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I recently read “Three Big Things: The Most Important Forces Shaping the World” by Morgan Housel and The Collaborative Fund. The whole thing…
a healthy skepticism
2022-11-28
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“For best results, mattresses should be replaced every 8 years” — I recently saw an ad with this copy in a window of a mattress store near…
reaction: the thucydides trap: are the u.s. and china headed for war?
2022-11-28
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Graham Allison’s article “The Thucydides Trap: Are the U.S. and China headed for War?” published in this month’s Atlantic reviews the rise…
reaction: when housing prices rise, so do retail prices
2022-11-28
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The left panel of Figure 1 shows that retail-price inflation was highest in locations with high housing price growth during the housing boom…
musings in the beer aisle
2022-11-28
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Preamble I love beer. Thanks in part to a stint in Prague and living with a beer nerd for a year, it’s a real treat to stand in front of a…
should education be subsidized?
2022-11-28
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Beyond my health, education is probably the single greatest gift I have ever received. I am eternally grateful to my parents, my teachers…