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Tyler Cowen

Economist at George Mason University; blogs at Marginal Revolution; hosts the podcast Conversations with Tyler

The latest interviews, podcast appearances, and blog posts from Tyler Cowen, updated daily.

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11 days ago
Sep 11

The Allocative Cost of War

Why is war so economically costly? Our answer is that modern war lowers output not only by destroying productive factors, but also by making the surviving economy work less efficiently.

Marginal REVOLUTION
12 days ago
Sep 10

Ricardo Reis and the IMF?

The IMF dropped the lead candidate to become its new chief economist at the eleventh hour after he was found to have made critical remarks about the Trump administration’s economic policies, according…

Marginal REVOLUTION
12 days ago
Sep 10

My short interview with Julia Willemyns

Here is the link, here is the end bit: Who is the most important thinker of our time? It’s not about individual thinkers any more.

Marginal REVOLUTION
12 days ago
Sep 10

Economic Scenarios for Transformative AI

By Anton Korinek, Charles I. Jones, Szymon Sacher, Tess Cotter, and Peter McCrory, a strong line-up from Anthropic.

Marginal REVOLUTION
12 days ago
Sep 10

My very interesting Conversation with Jared Diamond

Here is the audio, video, and transcript. Here is part of the episode summary: So which leaders do make a difference?

Marginal REVOLUTION
13 days ago
Sep 9

Reasons to go to college

That is the topic of my latest Free Press column, here is one excerpt: …college is a great place to make friends, date, and possibly meet a spouse.

Marginal REVOLUTION
13 days ago
Sep 9

Reading sentences to ponder

In 2015, 6 of the top 25 bestselling hardcover books—this is a not-perfect but useful proxy for new books published—were fiction.

Marginal REVOLUTION
13 days ago
Sep 9

What should I ask Kevin Roose?

Yes I will be doing a podcast with him. From Wikipedia: Kevin Roose…is an American author and journalist.

Marginal REVOLUTION
13 days ago
Sep 9

Jared Diamond on Leaders, Luck, and Irreplaceability

Is leadership overrated? That’s one simple reading of what Jared Diamond argues in his new book.

Conversations with Tyler
13 days ago
Sep 9

✨ My interview with economist Tyler Cowen on the Age of AI (and more)

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