ECONOMY

The political right continues to gain ground in Latin America

A leftist senator and a rightwing populist outsider who calls himself “The Tiger” will go to a run-off presidential election…

30 minutes ago

How Much Has Shale Gas Saved U.S. Consumers?

It may seem like a distant memory now, but as of the mid-2000s, U.S. natural gas production had been flat…

3 days ago

What I’ve been reading – Marginal REVOLUTION

1. Paul Mendes-Flohr, Martin Buber: A Life of Faith and Dissent.  A beautifully written, first-rate intellectual biography of Buber.  It…

6 days ago

India fertility facts of the day

Ten notable facts from India’s new SRS Statistical Report 2024 published two days ago: 1) India’s total fertility rate (TFR)…

1 week ago

John Burn-Murdoch on phones and fertility

From my email: Hi folks, appreciate the discussion of the piece here, as ever. I just wanted to chime in…

2 weeks ago

South Korea facts of the day

When I was young, the South Korean model was generally lumped in with places like Taiwan, Singapore and Hong Kong…

2 weeks ago

My excellent Conversation with Bob Spitz

Here is the audio, video, and transcript.  Here is the episode summary: Bob Spitz has written major biographies of the…

3 weeks ago

The interstate trade effects of autonomous trucks

Recent advances in autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicle technologies promise substantial cost savings for goods shipped by truck. In this study,…

3 weeks ago

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%…

3 weeks 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…

4 weeks ago