Economic

Waymo factory in Phoenix, AZ. 2000 cars and counting. Hat tip: Brian Potter. The post It’s Happening! appeared first on...

Here is a report on some alignment research by computer scientists. It’s instructive not only for the results but even...

Recall Principle 2 of Three Simple Principles of Trade Policy, Businesses are Consumers Too. Case in point, steel. Justin Wolfers...

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I review a very good new book on occupational licensing, The Licensing Racket by Rebecca Haw Allensworth in the WSJ....

Are we in a trade war today? Who knows? Doesn’t really matter. It’s always a good time to review important...

What would happen to drug development if the FDA lost its authority to prohibit new drugs? Would research and development...

Antimicrobial resistance is a growing problem. Peptides, short sequences of amino acids, are nature’s first defense against bacteria. Research on...

In our paper on online education, Tyler and I wrote: One model of a future course is a super-textbook: lectures,...

That is the new Agnes Callard book, very good, self-recommending. I would say my views on some of these issues...