Tyler Cowen
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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.
Should you feel grief for the dead who go to heaven?
I am not myself religious, but let us consider the possible gulf between behavior and doctrine amongst those who are.
*Fjord* and *Fatherland*
Both of these movies I found worth watching. Fjord won the Golden Prize at Cannes, and it concerns the rights of the family vs. the rights of the state, when it comes to raising children.
As predicted, the ACA exchanges seem not to be stable
The average price of health insurance in the Obamacare marketplaces will rise by 13 percent next year, according to an analysis on Friday by KFF, the health research group.
Are LLMs good or bad Bayesians?
Bryan Caplan: It seems like you and other AIs are bad Bayesians. When presented with counterevidence, you should move toward or against the presenter with roughly equal probability.
The unintended consequences of academic leniency
Education is widely recognized as the primary driver of human capital accumulation. However, policies designed to promote educational attainment often overlook students’ endogenous responses.
And so it begins…
Researchers, I just uploaded a prominent QJE paper on climate change economics to @RefineDotInk and I loaded my critique of the paper. I asked the AI to offer an impartial verdict.
My Barcelona talk
Wednesday, November 4, 18:30 Barcelona time, details here. I am honored to have won the Elinor Ostrom Prize from the Institut Ostrom Catalunya. Maybe see you there!