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…are Twitter-fied versions of our blog posts. But with so many of you now following this feed, should we be doing more? If so, what? Or what not? Or why?…
…are Twitter-fied versions of our blog posts. But with so many of you now following this feed, should we be doing more? If so, what? Or what not? Or why?…
…stuff, like distinguishing whether a page is in English or French. But if you feed it enough data, it can approximate whether an op-ed is “conservative” or “liberal” based on…
…also infected with Plasmodium falciparum. That means that mosquitoes that feed on infected gorillas could pass their parasites on to humans. It’s never been a problem in the past, probably…
…pastoral, early-20th-century model with millions of small farms producing more ‘natural’ food . . . it would be impossible to feed 300 million Americans, much less the rest of the…
…some respects it was, yes, became a lot more sophisticated later on, but I think the major need at the time was really to feed the army. And finally, there’s…
…today). As for the blog itself: surely there will be some changes (we’ll return to a full RSS feed, for one), but much will stay the same. As always, we’re…
…the blog, the books, the movie, the radio project, etc. — under one roof. Welcome! A few blog upgrades: We have a full RSS feed again, so feel free to…
…the meat from the killed elephant could feed an African village (literally). I’m guessing (although I’m not sure I care, and he does not say this) that he also is…
…do something utterly drastic to shake things up. “What would I do?” People ask. “I have responsibilities, mouths to feed, mortgage to pay. You don’t get it.” Yes I do….
…short-lived — but will it, in this case, live long enough to power Obama through an election cycle? FWIW, if you’re looking for an interesting Twitter feed to follow about…
…economists, who cannot see beyond whatever the national statistician measures. But Bobby Kennedy reminded us of the emptiness of GDP, not of economic analysis. Real economists care about welfare, not…
…predict flu activity. Now Google has released an amazing way to reverse engineer the process: Google Correlate. Just feed in your favorite weekly time series (or cross-state comparisons), and it…
…and the amount of garbage that comes across Twitter feeds makes that outlet of limited use to me. I’ve had reasonably good experiences with the Economist, Christian Science Monitor, and…
…year, so it’s impossible to tease out the specific effects of these lower rates, versus other factors. But most economists believe that lower interest rates spur investment, and in this…
…feed off it, namely high-frequency traders. These are the guys who use complex algorithms and super-fast computers to scour the markets for tiny price differentials, often executing trades in microseconds…
…the choppiness. These guys are pretty much the only ones who have been consistently making money the last several weeks. High-frequency traders feed off of volatility. No matter which way…
Photo: AZRainman That is the title of a new working paper by UCLA economist Roger Farmer (abstract here; PDF here). Note that Farmer doesn’t argue that the crash “contributed to”…
…and famed-chef Alice Waters. The bill’s introduction came as the world population hit 7 billion, a milestone that provides a stark reminder of the challenge agriculture faces to feed a…
…The chicken business has always been a high-volume, low-margin industry. So a few years ago when costs started to rise, mostly due to competition for feed corn from the ethanol…
…new Twitter feed on food, a must-follow; our related podcast is here. Is more stress good for cops’ decision-making? Is Vestas in trouble? The economics of Grant Achatz‘s restaurant Next….
…So what happened? If you’re a Twitter pro, you’ve probably already figured it out. Our swag offer in fact created an incentive to unfollow and then refollow our feed. Appropriately…
…rate. Here are the top 10 tasks on HighScore House: Brush teeth (AM) Make bed Homework Bath time Laundry Clean your bedroom Help cook Wash the dishes Feed the dog…
(Photo: Alan Cleaver) Our latest podcast, “Save Me From Myself,” is about the use of commitment devices. (You can download/subscribe at iTunes or get the RSS feed.) A commitment device…
Our latest podcast is called “How Biased Is Your Media?” (You can download/subscribe at iTunes or get the RSS feed.) It includes an interview with University of Chicago economist Matthew…
…at MIT — Daron Acemoglu. It was well worth making the bike trip from Harvard, down Mass. Ave., to learn from him. He is surely the most productive economist alive….
This is a guest post by Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran, who is the China Business Editor of The Economist and author of the just-published book Need, Speed, and Greed: How the…
…vote (or don’t). So fire away in the comments section below, and keep up with the podcast at iTunes or via the RSS feed to see if your question gets…
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Economist Tyler Cowen‘s Twitter feed was recently hacked — for the purposes of selling a weight-loss product. In response, and following in the heels of his successful and hilarious #FedValentines…
…if countries worked on improving the transportation infrastructure, that would lower food prices in some parts of the world? Cowen: Exactly, that would do a lot to feed people. Again,…