Category Archives: Economics

Would Trump’s Trade Policy Really Cause a Recession?

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Luke Ford

Economists Howard Richman and Raymond Richman write: On Thursday, Governor Mitt Romney gave an anti-Trump speech in which he called upon Republicans to vote for anybody but frontrunner Donald Trump so as to produce a brokered convention.  Romney claimed that … Continue reading →

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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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