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Status Goods: Platinum Credit Cards, Social Situations and Psychological Wellbeing

Nicholas Gruen
May 22, 2017
Status Goods: Experimental Evidence from Platinum Credit Cards by Leonardo Bursztyn, Bruno Ferman, Stefano Fiorin, Martin Kanz, Gautam Rao - #23414 (DEV LS PE) Abstract: This...
Democracy Political theory Politics - national Sortition and citizens’ juries

An exchange on deliberative democracy

Nicholas Gruen
May 21, 2017April 21, 2021
Below is a spirited exchange between me and Barry Jones on deliberative democracy which I reproduce with his permission. He won't be participating in any...
Economics and public policy

Airport rail links should be a low(ish) priority

David Walker
May 21, 2017June 13, 2017
[getty src="483245425" width="507" height="338"] With airport rail links in the news in both Sydney and Melbourne, here's my recent column for The CEO Magazine arguing...
Cultural Critique Economics and public policy Employment Politics - international

Weekend competition: Why (oh why?) aren’t the Liberal Democrats doing better?

Nicholas Gruen
May 20, 2017
There's a lot I don't understand. We don't have enough space of a proper survey but let me give you an example. Pistachios taste better than hazelnuts....
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The Labor Share and Superstar Firms

Nicholas Gruen
May 18, 2017
The Fall of the Labor Share and the Rise of Superstar Firms by David Autor, David Dorn, Lawrence F. Katz, Christina Patterson, John Van Reenen...
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Ebony and ivory: Not such perfect harmony

Nicholas Gruen
May 18, 2017
Up from Slavery? African American Intergenerational Economic Mobility Since 1880 by William J. Collins, Marianne H. Wanamaker - #23395 (DAE LS) Abstract: We document the intergenerational...
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A short history of Australian bank hatred (plus extra Barbara!)

David Walker
May 15, 2017June 1, 2017
My latest column for The CEO Magazine sees Scott Morrison enjoying his move to the political centre via the new bank levy. I still haven't worked out...

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