Discount rates, relative prices and climate economics
Yesterday I wrote a bit about the "relative prices" argument for swift and decisive action against climate change. Some additional comments to provide c...
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Food prices and climate change (gasp!)
Secondary subject line: The relative prices argument for strong action against climate change. Paul Krugman must have been feeling more provocative than usu...
Dumb regulation
As should be clear from some of my previous posts, I think that some areas of our economy are in need of regulation; others distinctly less so. Her...
Torres on football clubs: “Romance is dead”
[HAPPY UPDATE: Well, well, well... What do you know? Perhaps romance isn't dead! Headline this morning: Torres endures nightmare debut as Liverpool regain ol...
Karl Smith on the importance of maths-free papers
... And simple allegorical stories to help our intuitive understanding of economic concepts. Here is an excerpt: I posted a link to Bryan Caplan’s paper...