Economics and public policy Random Tax Audits, plus some . . . Nicholas Gruen June 5, 2010 Andrew Leigh has posted on what a good idea it would be to do some random tax audits. "Don't they already do this", I hear...
Economics and public policy Another day, another Kaggle milestone: or one reason why data comps may be superior to betting markets Nicholas Gruen June 5, 2010 Well, after a week and a half of our HIV progression comp we beat the best available model of HIV progression. Now the best entry...
Chess Chessboxing Nicholas Gruen June 5, 2010June 5, 2010 Yes folks. I've mentioned this before on Troppo. Having read of this bout, I can see how it could be quite exciting. Strange business. Play...
Blegs Time to put those heads together again: Should I buy an iPhone or something else? Nicholas Gruen June 5, 2010June 5, 2010 On a recent visit to Washington, or 'D.C.' as our aficionados (and efficionados) call it, I had my iPhone stolen. So I need a new...
Economics and public policy How do we know if the stimulus worked? James Farrell June 3, 2010June 4, 2010 Sinclair Davidson has extracted a concession from David Gruen at the Treasury regarding some purported evidence for the efficacy of recent fiscal policy, that appeared...
Uncategorized Aussie Rules – The most English game Richard Tsukamasa Green June 3, 2010 The recent signings of Rugby League players to the expansion clubs of the AFL has me thinking about the history of football (used here generically...