These Sound Interesting Arnold Kling By Arnold Kling, Mar 23 2009 SHARE POST: Abraham, et al on the differences between the household survey and the establishment survey of employment. And Glaeser and Gottlieb on the aggolomeration economies of cities. I have not found free online versions of either paper, though.
Mar 23 2009 Income Distribution The Top One Percent David Henderson I think the average quality of letters to the Wall Street Journal is medium to low, but today's lead letter is quite good. The author writes to elaborate on a point made by Daniel Henninger in a column that I had somehow missed. Henninger's column is titled, "The Obama Rosetta Stone." Henninger had written: Turn im... 12 Read More
Mar 23 2009 Economic Methods Taleb and Empiricism Arnold Kling Russ Roberts talks with Nassim Taleb. I was most interested in the latter third of the conversation, where Taleb talks about his radical empiricism. For example, he argues that medicine makes more progress with trial-and-error than with knowledge of biological processes. Although I found that statement too extreme... 6 Read More
Mar 23 2009 Economic Growth These Sound Interesting Arnold Kling Abraham, et al on the differences between the household survey and the establishment survey of employment. And Glaeser and Gottlieb on the aggolomeration economies of cities. I have not found free online versions of either paper, though. 0 Read More