AvatarNatalie ParsleyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoGeorge Stigler, Memoirs of an Unregulated Economistaier.org - Art Carden– May 31, 2022 Reading Time: 3 minutes In 1982, the University of Chicago’s George Stigler was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics “for his seminal …
AvatarNatalie ParsleyAvatarAvatarMoney Magic: An Economist’s Secrets to More Money, Less Risk, and a Better LifeNext Big Idea Club - Laurence KotlikoffLaurence Kotlikoff is a Professor of Economics at Boston University, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Director of the …
AvatarNatalie ParsleyAvatarAvatarWhat slowing trade growth means for the world economyverified_publisherThe EconomistTHE global economy has stumbled from one pothole to the next in 2015. America's economy slowed to a crawl during an icy first quarter. Then fears of …
AvatarNatalie ParsleyAvatarAvatarThe UK published a Net Zero report about taxing beef and flights—and then deleted itverified_publisherQuartz - Samanth SubramanianThe UK government knows that it’ll have to take difficult decisions to achieve its goal of being a net zero emissions economy by 2050. It’ll have to consider taxing beef, levying carbon taxes on flights, and finding other ways to modify the behaviors of consumers and producers from on high. It knows …
AvatarNatalie ParsleyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWhy an American Think Tank Brands Bitcoin 'a Scam' - GreekReporter.comgreekreporter.com - Thomas KisselAn American think-tank called the Gravel Institute recently released a new video explaining why it believes Bitcoin is a scam akin to a Ponzi …
AvatarNatalie ParsleyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe Inevitable Failure of Socialismaier.org - Donald J. Boudreaux– September 18, 2021 Reading Time: 4 minutes Among the most important articles ever written in economics is Ludwig von Mises’s 1920 paper “Die …
AvatarNatalie ParsleyAvatarAvatarAmerica’s economy is booming, but Republicans are miserableverified_publisherCNNNew York CNN Business — Unemployment is shrinking. The stock market is booming. Americans are returning to the skies and even to movie theaters. And yet Republicans are deeply worried about the state of the economy. Even though the US economy is expected to grow this year at the fastest pace in …
AvatarNatalie ParsleyAvatarAvatarHere’s what Freakonomics gets wrong about advertisingverified_publisherTNW - Michael CrossFreakonomics recently applied their formula of Pop Economics to put a challenge to the efficacy of advertising: “Does Advertising Actually Work?” where the hosts lay out a compelling narrative to suggest that advertising may have little uplift… but it’s just not that simple. “Guess what? Advertising …
AvatarNatalie ParsleyAvatarAvatarTikTok Wants To Be Its Own EconomyGizmodo Australia - Shoshana WodinskyTikTok is apparently the latest platform to make the shift from social media site to a glorified digital mall. On Tuesday, Bloomberg reported that …
AvatarNatalie ParsleyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo8 Effective Ways To Make Hard Decisions Easierlifehack.org - Dr. Gleb TsipurskyDo you find it difficult to make major decisions? Some people would rather put off making hard decisions than confront them head-on.[1] Others rush …
AvatarNatalie ParsleyFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHow I Gave Up Smoking and Began Running Using Behavioral Economicsbetterhumans.pub - Igor KovalHow I Quit Smoking and Began Running Using Behavioral Economics Applying what I’d learned in studying marketing, I was able to become more successful …
AvatarNatalie ParsleyAvatarAvatarHow to Nudge People Into Getting Tested for the Coronavirus (Published 2021)verified_publisherThe New York Times - Emily AnthesInsights from behavioral economics and other fields suggest strategies that could increase participation in mass screening programs. In October, Dr. Folasade May, an internist and public health researcher at the University of California, Los Angeles, began a new workplace routine. Once a week, she …