The Worlds Oldest Algorithm? Arnold Kling By Arnold Kling, Oct 14 2007 SHARE POST: If you believe Matt Ridley, it’s Ricardian comparative advantage. His is one of many answers to the Edge question of What’s your formula? your equation? your algorithm?. Other interesting answers from Tooby, Kurzweil, Haidt, and many others.
Oct 15 2007 Game Theory Nobel Prize in Abstraction Arnold Kling From this year's citation While direct mechanisms are not intended as descriptions of real-world institutions, their mathematical structure makes them amenable to analysis. Finding the best of all direct mechanisms for a given problem is often straightforward, and once the best direct mechanism has been found, the res... 3 Read More
Oct 14 2007 Economic and Political Philosophy Villains, Victims, and Heroes Bryan Caplan Many of my favorite economists - including Arnold and Tyler - recoil from "villains-and-victims" stories. After a recent lunch, similarly, Robin Hanson panned the movie Blood Diamond in large part because of it is a villains-and-victims story. It's a safe bet that these economists are also jaded about stories with h... 23 Read More
Oct 14 2007 International Trade The Worlds Oldest Algorithm? Arnold Kling If you believe Matt Ridley, it's Ricardian comparative advantage. His is one of many answers to the Edge question of What's your formula? your equation? your algorithm?. Other interesting answers from Tooby, Kurzweil, Haidt, and many others. 7 Read More