ECONOMY

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…

2 months 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,…

2 months 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%…

2 months 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…

2 months 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.”…

2 months 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.…

3 months 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…

3 months 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…

3 months 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 months 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 months ago