Category Archives: Economics

Incentives and Food Stamps

Posted on March 6, 2016 by Luke Ford

Harvard economist George J. Borjas writes: The one thing that economics teaches us over and over again–and the one lesson that those who don’t like the implications ignore over and over again as well–is that incentives matter. Robert Rector and … Continue reading →

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Whites Dominate Economics

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Luke Ford

That sounds nicer than saying Jews dominate economics. Noah Smith from Bloomberg tweets: “I’ve never seen as white-dominated a profession as economics. *All* the top people are white. Is it weird that I just noticed this?” * No asians? * … Continue reading →

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Gregory Cochran Reviews New Book On Iq – ‘Hive Mind’

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Luke Ford

Dr. Cochran writes: Garrett Jones has a new book out: Hive Mind. He argues that “while individual IQ scores predict our independent success moderately well, a country’s average score is a remarkable bellwether of its general prosperity.” Makes sense. I … Continue reading →

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Do You Fear That Immigrants Won’t Assimilate?

Posted on October 27, 2015 by Luke Ford

My former UCLA Economics professor, a baal teshuva (he became an Orthodox Jew as an adult), Russell Roberts, a big inspiration in my life when I was in my 20s, tweets: “If immigrants scare you b/c you think they won’t … Continue reading →

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Steve Sailer: Why Are the Public Faces of the Economics Profession So Intellectually Self-lobotomized on Immigration?

Posted on October 20, 2015 by Luke Ford

Steve Sailer writes: One of the best kept secrets of the 21st Century is how large a role Diversity (in its various manifestations) played in housing bubble and bust of the last decade. So I’ve been slowly collecting studies by … Continue reading →

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