UChicago Economists on the Financial Crisis
In a recent post, Justin Wolfers links us to a series of interviews conducted by the New Yorker’s John Cassidy with several prominent University of Chicago economists. The financial crisis has drawn a...
View ArticleAsking the Tough Questions
There are numerous political talk shows that advertise that they “ask the tough questions” during interviews with public officials and politicians. Generally they follow a pretty standard format: “Did...
View ArticleCue: Political Conversation
Wednesday hosted an annually famous political ritual: the State of the Union address. Did you watch the State of the Union? Or, more interestingly, what news source did you use? Personally, I didn’t...
View ArticleSpeed Limit Enforcement
A group project that I am working on is looking at the costs and benefits of using a radar system to enforce speed limits. The basic idea is that it will calculate speeds and then take a picture of...
View ArticleWhat Makes An Expert Trustworthy?
We appear to be in a time of populist exasperation with experts on a wide variety of topics. Immune to this trend (pun intended) seem to be medical doctors. On one level this makes a lot of sense. Only...
View ArticleIt’s Your World
Admittedly, I have not been doing my best with blogging lately. Like everyone else you know, I’ve been busy. This week’s excuse: Model United Nations. I always learn a lot from Model UN conferences....
View ArticleA More Pointed Chatroulette, Please?
Ironically, I have been known to be a bit hesitant to jump on board with the latest in social media. I clung to my Myspace page when others were jumping ship to Facebook. I didn’t even start my own...
View ArticleHome is where the inspiration is
“The mysteries of the trade become no mystery, but are, as it were, in the air.” – Alfred Marshall I found this pearl of wisdom in the same place where I find a significant share of my inspiration –...
View Article#worldcup played on a flat globe
Some of my favorite tweets from the World Cup. What would the world be without globalization? Loaded question much. nickschifrin Watching #worldcup in Kabul #Afghanistan at a French restaurant, which...
View ArticleKnow Sharron Angle? It doesn’t really matter.
Today my parents received in the mail a piece of campaign literature from the Republican Party of Nevada (never mind for a moment that we’re from Wisconsin). On the front of the envelope in big, bold,...
View ArticleRetention, Recruitment and Investment
As a young, up-and-coming professional, I have learned that there are two types of networking events: events dominated by people my age and those by people older than me. At events where I am on the...
View ArticleSome big questions
After a long hiatus, Lindsay has convinced me to try and get back into the blog a little bit. I can’t promise that I will have the time to update it regularly, but hopefully I’ll be able to do a better...
View ArticleThe thesis of Guns, Germs and Steel in one graph
Via Gapminder, I’ve created a simple graph of distance north of the equator and (log) per-capita income of different countries. Now, Jared Diamond is quick to point out that he is not advocating a...
View ArticleColonising New Planets, Peace and Trade
I have been reading quite a lot of science fiction recently, and one of the themes I have noticed is that science fiction authors by-and-large seem to believe that international rivalries (and wars)...
View Article$20 Bills on the Sidewalk
Once someone told me that Bill Gates earns money more quickly than someone would if they were to pick up a $20 bill on the sidewalk. Now, I have no idea whether or not it is true, or what assumptions...
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