Possible Corrections to Milton Friedman’s “Isolation”.
In a September 4 post titled “The Isolated Milton Friedman,” I quoted two paragraphs from Michael Hirsh, Capital Offense: How American Scholars Answered America’s Future […]
Month: September 2024
Election Betting Markets, Again
Maybe someone can tell me why we get such different bets depending on the platform (and why RealClearPolitics doesn’t include PredictIt)? First, an item that […]
Reducing immigrant welfare – The Marginal REVOLUTION
That’s a popular policy, including libertarian open-border types, but it doesn’t always work well: This paper examines the consequences of a reduction in the maximum […]
The financial crisis was worse than we thought
In a the latest postI made the following claim: So why hasn’t the overall inflation rate gone up, as many had predicted? The answer […]
Now Wisconsin GDP | Econbrowser
Let’s say it’s late August, and someone wants to get the best estimate of Wisconsin’s real GDP for Q2. As of August, only Q1 Wisconsin […]
Taking Sides Between Potential and Current Landlords
An increase in the relative price of housing (along with the prices of other goods and services) is the result of an increase in price […]
Thursday various links
1. A new Mozart piece (not impressive to me) 2. How baseball line-ups change. 3. The new Meta glasses (I’m impressed). 4. Are these the […]
Here are the top 3 causes of violations – and how to reduce them
The stakes are higher than ever for organizations around the world regarding cybersecurity incidents, as mitigating such incidents is becoming more expensive and complex. According […]
Minimum Wage and the Substitution Effect
The switching effect is a poorly understood economic concept. When the price of one good rises relative to another good, people will tend to buy […]
Chinese hackers allegedly hacked US ISPs for cyber espionage
In February, the FBI issued an advisory against activities threatening Hurricane Volt, listing the tactics, strategies, and procedures (TTPs) used by the group. “US regulatory […]