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Do Equal Employment Opportunity Statements Backfire? Evidence From A Natural Field Experiment On Job-Entry Decisions
The decline and fall of Australian economics
I reproduce here a fine review of what seems like a fine book. I’m not buying the book because of the outrageous price the academic publishers are charging.
The Royal Commission and the wages of complacency: Scandals as far as the eye can see
Cross posted from Inside Story
In 1943, back working where he’d been during the first world war, the now-famous economist John Maynard Keynes wrote to a friend:
Monetary policy settings: hawks, doves and the seat of the pants
What’s at stake in monetary policy? The most obvious answer is “jobs and growth” – to coin a phrase.
A dash for the deserts? What the solar revolution could lead to.
One of the best pieces of scientific news the last decades has been the spectacular improvements in solar energy generation. The current world price was set in 2017 when the Dubai government bought a large future solar contract for 7.3 US cents per Kilowatt Hour, a mere 1/6th of the price in 2010.
Rent Seeking in Elite Networks
Some more fascinating results in the ‘whodda thunk?’ category.