I joined the facebook group for Graduate students in Economics at George Mason University. It’s a closed group, which is important because we’ll want to keep some things private amongst ourselves. But its also a shame because the rest of you out there can’t get in on what is going to be the greatest and [...]
Once students are introduced to the concept of path dependence, they tend to find examples of it everywhere, like tootsie rolls.
In the wake of American Writer’s Guild Strikes, Canadians are producing some new great shows.
Wait… Canadians? TV? It’s not hockey?
Right.
Why don’t we see more TV from Canada, or anywhere else abroad? Tyler [...]
Greg Mankiw:
The public tends to be upset whenever prices rise. When gasoline prices rise, oil companies are accused of price gouging. When textbook prices rise, Ralph Nader investigates publishers. There is no question that the cost of state-of-the-art healthcare has been increasing, mainly because of technological progress. Egged on by some pundits, the public is [...]
Boetke goes to a RATIO conference and learns something. Wish I could have been there!
I am currently enrolled in both a Principle – Agent Problem course, and an Economic Development Course. How can Chicago meet Havard? Perhaps at GMU, but only if LvMI stays in Auburn. Romer’s work is relevant, and tries very hard not [...]