Tyler Cowen
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Intergenerational mobility of immigrants in 15 destination countries
We estimate intergenerational mobility of children of immigrants in fifteen receiving countries. Children of immigrants have somewhat lower income than children of local-born parents.
The Economics of a Shrinking World
From Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde and Patrick Norrick: As of 2026, humanity is likely below replacement fertility. That has never happened before, not in wars or pandemics.
Adding to the barrel of finance fallacies
“I should note also that many (most? almost all?) of the bad scenarios have intermediate points of great worry and catastrophe” Not on my model.
Those old (new?) service sector jobs
An ability to mimic the shrieks of langur monkeys may not seem like a bankable skill, but for some Indians it has become a job, if not a calling.
My very interesting Conversation with Daron Acemoglu
Here is the audio, video, and transcript.
Mistakes in financial economics
I feel like this is almost deliberately missing the point. My median expectation is that AI boosts the economy enormously, so shorting things would be a terrible idea.
What makes people happy?
Measuring politically sensitive attitudes in authoritarian settings is difficult because expressions of political support may reflect repression and social pressure as much as genuine belief.
Fast Company covers New Aesthetics
A good piece, it is good to see the artists themselves front and center of the story.
Immigrant Earnings Assimilation, 1981–2021
In this paper, we characterize trends in the earnings assimilation of immigrant workers from 1981 to 2021.