Homines libenter quod volunt credunt
Posted in Development on Jul 23rd, 2008
And why not elsewhere? It is a popular question. A recent paper sheds additional light: This paper sets out to test, with a formal computational general equilibrium (CGE) model, the role of trade with the New World, and trade itself, in explaining the growth of productivity and income in Industrial Revolution Britain. We find, to […]
Posted in Flotsam and Jetsam on Jul 23rd, 2008
I believe it’s the Cowgirl Hall of Fame in Sante Fe, NM. Be that as it may, my brother Andrew will be playing the lead in an eponymous movie. In July, they’ll begin shooting their first full-length feature film titled “The Best Bar in America.” The brothers describe the Montana-based adventure-comedy about three men who travel […]
Posted in Socialism on Jul 23rd, 2008
Someone should remind him that capitalism without failure is like religion without sin. That’s Gerry O’Driscoll on the Fannie and Freddie fiasco.
Posted in Fun Facts on Jul 23rd, 2008
Professor Andrew Oswald of the University of Warwick wrote a paper that was prominently featured in Steven Landsburg’s latest book, More Sex is Safer Sex. Oswald noticed that around the world, home ownership rates and unemployment rates have a strong positive relationship (he in fact believes that home ownership causes unemployment). Read the chapter for […]
