
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 →
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 will not work. The proposed change eliminates the tax exemption for muni bond interest. Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Economics Twitter erupted. Ben Casselman, Jason Furman, and Alex Mas led the criticism. And today the Census Bureau backed down. Continue Reading →
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 →
Today’s goodie is for both my readers who chide me for not including enough math. David Burge on the Voronoi Tessellation. Continue Reading →
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 →
Did real money supply growth remain stable recently? Did it decrease during the 1979-1982 period? Data says both answers are no. Continue Reading →