ECONOMY

How Poverty Fell – Marginal REVOLUTION

The share of the global population living in extreme poverty fell dramatically from an estimated 36% in 1990 to 9%…

2 days ago

Is psychotherapy underdiscussed these days? (from my email)

I listened to your recent conversation with Arthur C. Brooks and found myself struggling with his core premise. His framing…

5 days ago

Words of wisdom, on China shock 2.0

Michael Pettis frequently claims that, by running large surpluses, China is forcing “the demand-suppressing cost of their policies onto their trading partners.”…

1 week ago

The economic rise of Latin America?

When the world goes looking for shelter during an oil war, the destinations are predictable: the dollar, gold, short-term Treasuries.…

2 weeks ago

Will AI save the U.S. fiscal situation?

A tenth of a percentage point of extra productivity growth — well within the range of plausible near-term AI effects…

2 weeks ago

Those old factory sector jobs

As AI sweeps into white-collar workplaces, old-timey hands-on jobs are getting a new look—and some of those professions even have…

2 weeks ago

Will college get fixed? – Marginal REVOLUTION

That is the topic of my latest Free Press column.  Here is one excerpt: So schools will respond to cost…

3 weeks ago

Revising Modern Principles

Here’s a revision  I made to Modern Principles, my textbook with Tyler. Some things change dramatically, some things never change.…

3 weeks ago

The Public Choice Outreach Conference!

The annual Public Choice Outreach Conference is a crash course in public choice. The conference is designed for undergraduates and…

1 month ago

Marginal Garfield

Marginal Garfield generates an original Garfield cartoon every day based on posts from Marginal Revolution! Here is the first strip.…

1 month ago