Month: August 2024

The argument that tariffs raise the prices of imported goods is very similar to the argument that gasoline taxes raise gasoline prices. You may argue […]

by Donald J. Boudreaux, American Institute for Economic Research, August 21, 2024. Quote: This development is not surprising. No matter how smart and clever President […]

My last post explored the restaurant table reservation market. High-demand restaurants with a long list of tables can raise prices so that the market can […]

1. Making skills compatible with AI. 2. Rhino vs. an elephant. And they work below minimum wage. 3. Some evidence that wage disclosure causes wage […]

I asked Claude to read my post, Go for the Gold! on using inequality in the NFL and NBA to get a different perspective on […]

About Lambert Strether Readers, I’ve had a reporter present my views as literally absurd. Let me explain them briefly. I believe in universal programs that […]

The falling cost of tokens – The Marginal REVOLUTION Thank you! You have been successfully added to the Marginal Revolution mailing list. This is Elad […]

Unmol Sharma, Ontario, for work on purple sulfur hydrogen. Andrew Gau, Stanford, science lab robotics. James Edward Dillard, Atlanta area, AI and local reporting. Jim […]

For a long time, the US economy has shifted from goods to services. If the US switches to a higher tax policy, this could accelerate […]

As I said in my previous post on Wife of a Nazi OfficerI see economics everywhere. This book is no different. Here are two. First, […]