Real-World Economics

Best advice to an aspiring economist — don’t be an economist https://rwer.wordpress.com/2021/02/01/best-advice-to-an-aspiring-economist-dont-be-an-economist/ … via @RealWorldEcon

It’s time to tax the Wall Street casino! https://rwer.wordpress.com/2021/01/30/its-time-to-tax-the-wall-street-casino/ … via @RealWorldEcon

The GameStop game and financial transactions taxes https://rwer.wordpress.com/2021/01/29/the-gamestop-game-and-financial-transactions-taxes/ … via @RealWorldEcon

Game stop 2: What are stock markets for? https://rwer.wordpress.com/2021/01/28/game-stop-2-what-are-stock-markets-for/ … via @RealWorldEcon

Quick thoughts on the minimum wage https://rwer.wordpress.com/2021/01/27/quick-thoughts-on-the-minimum-wage/ … via @RealWorldEcon

Mainstream economics — a waste of time on a staggering scale https://rwer.wordpress.com/2021/01/26/mainstream-economics-a-waste-of-time-on-a-staggering-scale/ … via @RealWorldEcon

The New York Times has not heard about China’s vaccines (or Russia or India’s) https://rwer.wordpress.com/2021/01/25/the-new-york-times-has-not-heard-about-chinas-vaccines-or-russia-or-indias/ … via @RealWorldEcon

The Keynes-Ramsey-Savage debate on probability https://rwer.wordpress.com/2021/01/24/the-keynes-ramsey-savage-debate-on-probability-2/ … via @RealWorldEcon

A reminder from Berlin https://rwer.wordpress.com/2021/01/22/a-reminder-from-berlin/ … via @RealWorldEcon

Marilyn & the Goats: A new solution to an old problem https://rwer.wordpress.com/2021/01/21/marilyn-the-goats-a-new-solution-to-an-old-problem/ … via @RealWorldEcon

Lessons from the Moonshot for fixing global problems https://rwer.wordpress.com/2021/01/21/lessons-from-the-moonshot-for-fixing-global-problems/ … via @RealWorldEcon

Prepare for a surge in global inequality https://rwer.wordpress.com/2021/01/17/prepare-for-a-surge-in-global-inequality/ … via @RealWorldEcon

Fooled by randomness https://rwer.wordpress.com/2021/01/16/fooled-by-randomness/ … via @RealWorldEcon

Corporate eckoning https://rwer.wordpress.com/2021/01/15/corporate-eckoning/ … via @RealWorldEcon

Debt and deficits, yet again https://rwer.wordpress.com/2021/01/14/debt-and-deficits-yet-again/ … via @RealWorldEcon

Garbage-can econometrics https://rwer.wordpress.com/2021/01/14/garbage-can-econometrics/ … via @RealWorldEcon

A new definition of "probability" https://rwer.wordpress.com/2021/01/13/a-new-definition-of-probability/ … via @RealWorldEcon

Under pressure https://rwer.wordpress.com/2021/01/13/under-pressure/ … via @RealWorldEcon

Misleading economic signals https://rwer.wordpress.com/2021/01/12/misleading-economic-signals/ … via @RealWorldEcon

Econometrics and the challenge of regression specification https://rwer.wordpress.com/2021/01/11/econometrics-and-the-challenge-of-regression-specification/ … via @RealWorldEcon