Finance

by Michael Munger, AIRERJune 5, 2024. Quote: This seems like a paradox. The commercial system has delivered, consistently and widely distributed to all people. Yet […]

1. David Friedman remembers his former colleagues. 2. John Arnold, in debt. 3. South Africa vs. Nigeria. 4. Chinese local government car financing. 5. “A […]

For more than a century, economists have explored ways to make the law more effective. While i Journal of Law & Economics (the first field […]

In India it is common for politicians to have criminal convictions. Why do voters vote for criminals? One plausible explanation offered by political scientist Milan […]

Dreaming Under the Senses? MedPage Today Sudden cardiac arrest that occurs shortly after drinking energy drinks Heart Rhythm YouTuber charged for video of helicopter fireworks […]

Conor here: While the latest advice from the next episode would be helpful, it would certainly be better if our government could prevent this from […]

Different things I have learned from it [econ] Grad school: 1. The return on experience is high (more than I thought) – Someone who has […]

We investigate whether older adults are aware of their cognitive decline and the potential financial consequences of poor vision. First, we show that older people […]

1. Harold Bloom in Silicon Valley. 2. Chinese waterfall. 3. Latest return paper on government R&D. 4. Budgeting? 5. How the English clergy began to […]

Employment forecast improves – from Wisconsin DoR: Figure 1: Wisconsin nonfarm payroll employment (bold black), forecast from Nov. ’23 (red), from February ’24 (tan), and […]