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Infectious disease in the land of the free
Regional and Racial Inequality in Infectious Disease Mortality in U.S. Cities, 1900-1948 James J. Feigenbaum, Christopher Muller, and Elizabeth Wrigley-Field #25345 Abstract: In the first half of the twentieth century, the rate of death from infectious disease in the United … Continue reading
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Why it’s worth stomping on Universal Basic Income
In my latest column for The CEO Magazine I take aim at the idea of universal basic income (UBI). The column uses the insights of the always terrific Peter Whiteford, of the ANU’s Crawford School, and Troppo’s own Don Arthur, … Continue reading
Andrew Leigh’s excellent speech launching Randomistas
Robert Solow once referred to the law and economics scholar Richard Posner as writing books the way the rest of us breathe. Andrew Leigh seems to be in this category with his output apparently accelerating on top of his no doubt gruelling … Continue reading
Taking competitive neutrality seriously: My challenge to the PC
Reproduced from today’s Mandarin Around the world, finance is a major policy problem driven ultimately by the ease with which insiders can advantage themselves (sometimes illegally, but mostly legally) against outsiders — the mug punters who must pay for financial services. … Continue reading
A 50 per cent top rate makes sense
My column last week for The CEO Magazine reiterates a point made previously at Troppo: the weight of research shows decisively that high marginal tax rates have little effect on the efforts of most high-income earners. Sample quote: “These research … Continue reading
“We saw bad research everywhere”
Via Andrew Gelman’s site, here’s a TED talk by US philanthropist Laura Arnold entitled “The Four Most Dangerous Words? A New Study Shows”. It details her journey through the world of social, medical, psychological and other research. It’s a lively … Continue reading
