…RJS’s longstanding support for privatizing Amtrak. He also noted, as RJS himself stated in this final column, he is not an economist; he has merely reported on economics for a…

…people didn’t want to make the necessary changes to their lifestyles. Those 300,000 and more unnecessary deaths could have been prevented by acknowledging and addressing the pandemic, the cause. Economics…

…of how to do comparative economics.  But while writing this paper we got distracted by certain foundational issues that we, authors or one of the most widely used comparative economics…

…to privately study broader economics, including what was going on in the West.  This led to two great books.  The first in 1971 dealt directly and critically with established western…

…“That is how it is supposed to be.” For this one; “Says who?” Economics and politics are history’s leading characters. The three, economics, politics, and history, are inextricably linked. Given…

…what textbook economics says to expect in an economy experiencing an improvement in its productive capacity. And I do mean textbook economics. Here’s a figure from one of the leading…

The wealth of people and the wealth of nations Originally Published at Wealth Economics If you read this blog much, you’ll find many careful definitions of terms — something that the economics…

…to his 2024 campaign, talking about the “bloodbath” that would ensue if they were allowed into the country.) Economics, political science, geopolitics, electoral math: Many of the administration’s incentives seemed to point…

…we need more Labor than we will need immigrants. “Population Growth . . . With and Without Immigration,” Angry Bear. We will need immigrants in the future. Krugman: “The Economics…

…Back in December, 2024, The Wall Street Journal carried a feature on an economics preprint research article that showed surprising findings. David Autor and Daron Acemoglu lauded the preprint. “It’s fantastic,” said Acemoglu….