How States Are Recovering From COVID
You will immediately recognize the problem. GDP growth includes population growth. We almost always look at GDP per capita. Continue Reading →
Elon Musk and Donald Trump on Twitter
Twitterer Drew Holden creates then and now threads comparing past and current tweets. His latest is Elon Musk and Donald Trump on Twitter. Continue Reading →
MIT Reinstates SAT and ACT Tests for Admission
MIT reinstates SAT and ACT tests for admission. Below is a thread by Prof. Kathryn Paige Harden describing the research behind this decision. Continue Reading →
Restructuring the Municipal Bonds Market
Restructuring the municipal bonds market will not work. The proposed change eliminates the tax exemption for muni bond interest. Continue Reading →
Jodi Beggs on Using Old Code
Jodi Beggs is an economist based in Boston. She’s also an accomplished figure skater. And she’s very funny. Her thoughts on using old code. Continue Reading →
The Wit and Wisdom of Eddy Elfenbein
Eddy Elfenbein is a market analyst who publishes Crossing Wall Street. He’s also very funny. Forthwith, the wit and wisdom of Eddy Elfenbein. Continue Reading →
Census Bureau Backs Down
Economics Twitter erupted. Ben Casselman, Jason Furman, and Alex Mas led the criticism. And today the Census Bureau backed down. Continue Reading →
Iowahawk on Student Loan Debt
Iowahawk (David Burge, @iowahawkblog) has some thoughts on student loan debt. While I don’t agree with all of them, it’s worth a read. Continue Reading →
Dave Burge on the Voronoi Tessellation
Today’s goodie is for both my readers who chide me for not including enough math. David Burge on the Voronoi Tessellation. Continue Reading →
Inflation’s Big Driver: Transportation
Part 3 of my series about inflation. Here I’m concerned with inflation’s big driver: transportation. Let’s look at its components. Continue Reading →