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 →
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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 →
Expand the House (Budget) DRAFT
THIS PAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. PLEASE TAKE THAT INTO ACCOUNT WHEN READING. Posts linked from this page are part of my years-long project analyzing the budgetary impact of expanding the 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 →
The Real Money Supply
Did real money supply growth remain stable recently? Did it decrease during the 1979-1982 period? Data says both answers are no. Continue Reading →