Rights and the Principle of Helping the Poor
In his book Word and Purpose, WV Quinne describes the problems that arise when one tries to translate a language one does not know at […]
Finance
Tuesday various links
1. Profile of Jennifer Harris, the “Queen Bee” of Bidenomics? (NYT) 2. “1982 was an important year for fantasy and horror film. Eight popular movies […]
Price Change Consulting: Trade Edition
An important statistic in the economics of international trade is the “Terms of Trade.” The terms of trade are the ratio between export prices and […]
The United States Is the Main Obstacle to Peace in Palestine
Yves here. Although the topic is obvious to those who have paid attention to the war in Gaza, it still seems to bear repeating. The […]
Links 6/18/2024 | bare capitalism
Research reveals important role of sleep in memory formation ScienceDaily (Kevin W) Scientists try to solve the mystery of bird flu: Why there is so […]
Private Equity Becomes a Roach Motel as State Pension Funds and Other Investors Borrow as Funds Remain Bonded
The Wall Street Journal had an important article over the weekend on how private equity has become and is set to remain a money pit, […]
Are we overestimating the foreign-born population by nearly two million?
Apparently so, here’s one study from the Chicago Fed, by Kristin Butcher, Lucas Cain, Camilo Garcia-Jimeno, and Ryan Perry: Standard estimates based on the main […]
Land Grabs Oppress the Rural Poor Around the World
Yves here. Yesterday, we featured Michael Hudson’s post about how the US has used agriculture, especially grain control, to strengthen its power. Here we see […]
Unusual Labor Market Developments and Inflation for 2022-23
From a new NBER working paper by Steven J. Davis: A dramatic improvement in the US labor market has produced a sharp drop in inflation […]
Real GDP as an indicator
Many of my opposing views stem from my focus on a single macroeconomic variable—NGDP. Consider the recent period of high inflation. Almost all economists believe […]