Tyler Cowen
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Social media and political radicalization
For a while now, we have been hearing claims that social media radicalize the American electorate, and that social media damage teen mental health.
Love at first photo?
Romantic interest on swipe-based dating apps (SBDAs) is highly concentrated.
My very good Conversation with Richard Hanania
Here is the video, audio, and transcript.
Trade and the end of antiquity, or did Islam serve to deglobalize the world?
How did trade and economic activity evolve at the End of Antiquity, when political power shifts away from the Mediterranean towards the Middle East and northern Europe?
The election
Procedurally it seems to have gone just fine, and the people predicting “the end of democracy in America” now look foolish.
What Drives Censorship on College Campuses?
There has been widespread concern about self-censorship on university campuses, and especially that conservative voices are being stifled.
Richard Hanania on Conrad’s Nostromo, Latin American Crime, and Populism
Joseph Conrad’s Nostromo, widely considered his masterpiece, follows a fictional Latin American country torn apart by corruption and its uneasy dependence on foreign capital.
Are economists declining in status?
That is the theme of my latest Free Press article. Excerpt, which offers the beginning of the story: If we look at the 1960s, the John F.
Ireland fact of the day
Almost half of Ireland’s corporation tax haul comes from just three companies: Apple, Eli Lilly and Microsoft.
The economics of tips
Tipping is large and growing, but we know little about its consequences for workers and firms. We link point-of-sale and payroll records at 20,000 U. S.