# Ryan Research

Writing about economics, history, and technology

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## [What is Bitcoin?](https://ryanresearch.substack.com/p/what-is-bitcoin)

_2026-08-19 · Peter Ryan_

And what it is not

## [RR Radar 3: Incomes are Falling for Young Workers More Than Older Workers](https://ryanresearch.substack.com/p/rr-radar-3-incomes-are-falling-for)

_2026-08-15 · Peter Ryan_

High-signal insights, research, and analysis scanned from economics, history, and technology

## [Beware Tech Bros Bearing Grifts](https://ryanresearch.substack.com/p/beware-tech-bros-bearing-grifts)

_2026-08-05 · Peter Ryan_

Collisons, Progress Ireland, and Silicon Valley-style Neoliberalism

## [Ireland's Population Hit 4 Million in 7th Century](https://ryanresearch.substack.com/p/irelands-population-hit-4-million)

_2026-07-29 · Peter Ryan_

Ancient Ireland's History Thrown into Debate

## [US Protectionist Economic History vs. Illiterate Neoliberals](https://ryanresearch.substack.com/p/us-protectionist-economic-history)

_2026-07-29 · Peter Ryan_

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](https://ryanresearch.substack.com/p/europe-vs-america-economic-comparison)

_2026-07-29 · Peter Ryan_

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](https://ryanresearch.substack.com/p/rr-radar-2-europe-vs-america)

_2026-07-28 · Peter Ryan_

High-signal insights, research, and analysis scanned from economics, history, and technology

## [Ramp’s AI Jobs Study is a Rump](https://ryanresearch.substack.com/p/ramps-ai-jobs-study-is-a-rump)

_2026-07-15 · Peter Ryan_

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](https://ryanresearch.substack.com/p/rr-radar-1-liberal-market-economies)

_2026-07-14 · Peter Ryan_

High-signal insights, research, and analysis scanned from economics, history, and technology

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_2026-07-14 · **Sponsored**_

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## [Economics of Soccer](https://ryanresearch.substack.com/p/economics-of-soccer)

_2026-07-10 · Peter Ryan_

Why Can't the US Win the World Cup? Bad Soccer is Good Business