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RR Radar 3: Incomes are Falling for Young Workers More Than Older Workers
High-signal insights, research, and analysis scanned from economics, history, and technology
Beware Tech Bros Bearing Grifts
Collisons, Progress Ireland, and Silicon Valley-style Neoliberalism
Ireland's Population Hit 4 Million in 7th Century
Ancient Ireland's History Thrown into Debate
US Protectionist Economic History vs. Illiterate Neoliberals
AEI fellow Jesús Fernández-Villaverde simplified a new paper by Joseph Davis and Douglas Irwin on trade disruption in the early 19th century to evaluate effects on economic output.
Europe vs. America: Economic Comparison
The European Union grew faster than the United States of America, in GDP per hour relative to their starting point in 2000.
RR Radar 2: Europe vs. America
High-signal insights, research, and analysis scanned from economics, history, and technology
Ramp’s AI Jobs Study is a Rump
You may have seen a variety of tech bros praise the latest study from Ramp that was featured in the Financial Times. It claimed that the firms who adopt AI the most also hire the most, whereas firms who adopt AI the least also have relatively stagnant employment growth. The takeaway is that AI critics are wrong in their fears about AI taking away jobs. If AI produces more jobs, then there’s even…
RR Radar 1: Liberal Market Economies Switched from Quintessential Dispersed-Ownership Societies to Concentrated Shareholder Structures
High-signal insights, research, and analysis scanned from economics, history, and technology
Economics of Soccer
Why Can't the US Win the World Cup? Bad Soccer is Good Business