Tabarrok and Caplan at WSJ.com Bryan Caplan By Bryan Caplan, Jun 28 2005 SHARE POST: Today I had a debate (well, more of an amiable public dialogue) with Alex Tabarrok at the Wall Street Journal’s Econoblog. The topic: Non-Levitt freakonomics. Check it out here.
Jun 29 2005 Human Capital Too many smart people? Arnold Kling In a comment on the preceding post, Andrew Whitacre, who wrote the original rant, speculates, There are too many smart people for too few smarts-required jobs, just like there've never been enough English professorships for all the English majors who want to teach. My instinct is to say that this cannot happen, becau... 19 Read More
Jun 29 2005 Economics of Education Over-qualified? Arnold Kling This rant struck me, mostly because it is strikingly consistent with my 22-year-old's experience. Dear current Management-Generation of Cubicle Land, please understand that: 1. My generation was misinformed—by elders and fortune—about the value of our college degrees. $120,000 of your/our money now buys, career-w... 29 Read More
Jun 28 2005 Books: Reviews and Suggested Readings Tabarrok and Caplan at WSJ.com Bryan Caplan Today I had a debate (well, more of an amiable public dialogue) with Alex Tabarrok at the Wall Street Journal's Econoblog. The topic: Non-Levitt freakonomics. Check it out here. 4 Read More