Saturday assorted links
1. Which foreign food chains have made it in NYC? 2. Testing products on AI-generated buyers. 3. Are Vatican pronouncements
Wednesday assorted links
1. As meat prices rise, the economics of Texas barbecue. 2. Economic historian Eric Jones has passed away. 3. Claims
Sunday assorted links
1. Are “dad books” a dying breed? (WSJ) And are podcasts to blame? 2. Profile of Camille Paglia at age
Fertility and financial risk-taking – Marginal REVOLUTION
We examine how fertility expectations influence financial risk-taking using nationally representative data from three countries. Our results indicate that childless
Monday assorted links
1. New newsletter: AI and agentic coding, filtered for economists. 2. Can AI replace Richard Hanania? 3. Predictions for Singapore.
What I’ve been reading – Marginal REVOLUTION
1. Mikhail Fishman, The Successor: Boris Nemtsov, Vladimir Putin, and the Decline of Modern Russia. One of the best books
Hollis Robbins on AI and higher education
There’s a growing idea I’ve seen in some circles that college could be replaced by conversations between an A.I. tutor
The UAP report so far
I will stick with my earlier Free Press predictions: The fact remains that, if you talk with insiders, they will
Justin Wolfers update – Marginal REVOLUTION
Wolfers’s moment of clarity ultimately sent him down a road less traveled by academic economists: creating his own media company.
Sunday assorted links
1. “data centers are now responsible for nearly half of county tax revenue in Loudon County, VA” 2. The emerging