Autobiography of Malcolm X Book Club Update Bryan Caplan By Bryan Caplan, Aug 21 2012 SHARE POST: I plan to do my first Autobiography of Malcolm X Book Club post on Friday, August 24. Hope you’re reading along!
Aug 22 2012 Cross-country Comparisons The Latest Batch from the NBER Arnold Kling 1. Robert J. Barro writes, Convergence at a 2% rate implies that it takes 35 years for half of an initial gap to vanish and 115 years for 90% to disappear. Convergence-rate parameters are important to pin down because they provide guidance on how fast countries like China and India are likely to catch up to richer co... 5 Read More
Aug 22 2012 Behavioral Economics How Yglesias Channels Bastiat Bryan Caplan I want to persuade Matt Yglesias to give Frederic Bastiat the respect he deserves. On some level, though, Matt already reveals remarkable respect for my favorite 19th-century French economist. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery - and Matt has repeatedly channeled Bastiat on some issues that Matt ta... 15 Read More
Aug 21 2012 Book Club Autobiography of Malcolm X Book Club Update Bryan Caplan I plan to do my first Autobiography of Malcolm X Book Club post on Friday, August 24. Hope you're reading along! 2 Read More