…a significant part of the increase in long-term unemployment is indeed due to the inflow into unemployment of workers with relatively low ...
You may perhaps have heard of the intriguing mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki who has produced an alleged proof of an important theorem that is so difficult and involves the creation of so much original mathematics and notation that no one is sure whether the proof is valid. Here is o...
2. It is a bad idea for society, in the aggregate, to save more than 40%. 1. He was worried that the well-educated women (who typically were of Chinese heritage) were not having babies, while the lesser educated women of Malaysian descent were procreating much more rapidly. I’m guessi...
So, when a Republican president caused very notable air traffic delays, did anyone call it ‘political posturing’? After all, Reagan really showed how to disrupt an air traffic system, and for the good of the taxpayers, to boot – ‘This morning at 7 a.m. the union representing those who...
After hitting bottom at $1.994 in November [2011], however, Bitcoin simply refused to die. The price bounced back to a high of $7.22 in January 2012 before settling down at $4.90, and news slowly began to once again turn positive… The Bitcoin price has just broken the all-time high of...
Assorted links by Tyler Cowen on October 20, 2012 at 8:07 am in Uncategorized | Permalink 1. Analysis of how Bitcoin is actually used . 2. Are conservatives actually more generous than liberals ? 3. Profile of Felix Salmon . 4. Can humans beat horses in marathons? And what is special ...
Report from Singapore by Tyler Cowen on October 29, 2012 at 7:18 am in Food and Drink , Law | Permalink The government has been working with food stall owners to cut the amount of oil and salt used in cooking and persuade them to use brown rice, considered healthier than polished whit...
