https://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-no-brown-m-story-contract-theory-at.html?m=0
CONVERSABLE ECONOMIST: The "No Brown M&Ms" Story: Contract Theory at Work
Eddie van Halen, the rock guitar legend for the eponymous band Van Halen, died a few days ago. I suspect that many readers already know the...
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CONVERSABLE ECONOMIST: "But When, Friend, Dost Thee Think?"
As final exams draw near at many colleges and universities (at least for those on a semester schedule), it seems appropriate to pass along t...
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https://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2017/11/decline-in-us-mail-leveling-out.html
CONVERSABLE ECONOMIST: Decline in US Mail Leveling Out
The US Postal Service handles over 150 billion pieces of mail each year, which is about 47% of all mail sent in the world . But it has faced...
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https://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2020/03/american-mobility-from-westward-ho-to.html
CONVERSABLE ECONOMIST: American Mobility: From "Westward Ho" to "Home Attachment"
The number of Americans who move in a given year has been declining. Here's an illustrative figure from the Economic Report of the President...
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CONVERSABLE ECONOMIST: May 2015
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CONVERSABLE ECONOMIST: Interview with David Autor: Trade, Technology, Job Markets
Douglas Clement has an "Interview with David Autor" in The Region , published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (September 7, 2016...
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https://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2015/06/some-fresh-water-economics.html
CONVERSABLE ECONOMIST: Some Fresh Water Economics
The geological starting point for thinking about the economics of fresh water is understanding that while about 70% of Earth's surface is wa...
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CONVERSABLE ECONOMIST: April 2020
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CONVERSABLE ECONOMIST: Falling Labor Force Participation
The percentage of the U.S. adult population that is either working or unemployed and looking for a job is called the labor force participati...
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CONVERSABLE ECONOMIST: Mass Shootings: Trends and Categories
The vile and ghastly news of the mass shooting last week at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, sent me to the July 2015 report " ...
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https://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2012/01/indias-economic-growth-puzzles-issues.html?m=0
CONVERSABLE ECONOMIST: India's Economic Growth: Puzzles, Issues, Sustainability
Economic growth has taken off in India. But among economists, there are a variety of puzzles about when growth really took off, why it took...
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https://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2020/05/how-economists-and-sociologists-see.html?m=0
CONVERSABLE ECONOMIST: How Economists and Sociologists See Racial Discrimination Differently
Economists tend to see discrimination as based on actions of individuals, who in turn are interacting in markets and society. However, socio...
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CONVERSABLE ECONOMIST: Environment vs. Economy: A Shift in American Opinion
Consider how you would answer this question from the Gallup poll organization: "With which one of these statements about the environment and...
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https://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2012/01/annual-report-from-conversable.html?m=0
CONVERSABLE ECONOMIST: Annual Report from the Conversable Economist: 2011
As 2012 begins, it seems useful to summarize--both for myself and for readers--what I'm doing on this blog and my perception of how it's wor...
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https://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2020/02/how-us-science-and-engineering-depends.html
CONVERSABLE ECONOMIST: How US Science and Engineering Depends on Immigrants
Every other year, the National Science Foundation is required to publish a "Science and Engineering Indicators" report. For the January 20...
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CONVERSABLE ECONOMIST: COVID Comparisons Across Countries and US States: A Graphing Tool from the FT
The Financial Times has a useful graphing tool that allows you to compare rates of COVID-19 new cases or deaths, either across countries ...