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Some fertility and AI forecasts
The 2024 forecast is particularly pessimistic about China’s fertility prospects.
Morocco facts of the day, Morocco is not hopeless
For decades, South Africa was the great success story of African industrialization.
How economics is changing
As a proportion of the literature, research about econometric theory, monetary policy and corporate governance has slumped. Meanwhile, papers on development, crime and gender are on the up.
What should I ask Roman Mars?
Yes I will be doing a Conversation with him. Most of all he is obsessed with design, here is Wikipedia: Roman Mars is an American radio producer.
Somalia facts of the day
The fruits of better security are plain to see. “Business is booming,” says Gamal Hassan, the commerce minister. New buildings are going up at a frenetic pace.
Things you cannot buy in America?
3. Exterior roller shutters (Rollladen) In much of Europe, homes feature heavy shutters integrated into the exterior of the window, enabling total blackout and better insulation.
Another rationale for sticky prices?
…what can be predicted, Dabis said, is that a recent policy change by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority requiring drivers to verbally quote the $2.25 fare to passengers may make their…
Adolfo Bioy Cesares delay
My Amazon shipment is postponed from this fall until April 11, 2028 (!). Will it ever come? Of course this is the fantastic, and long, Bioy Cesares book Borges, his memoir of their friendship.
That was then, this is now
I very much like the new Michael Khodarkovsky book The Steppe and its Empires: The Russian Empire & its Eurasian Counterparts.
A Conservative Case for Liberal Immigration
That is the title of my latest Free Press piece, here is one excerpt: Or look at the AI revolution, another area where America is leading the world and also using its AI models to exert soft power.