A Cohort Perspective on Latin America’s Fertility Transition
Latin America’s momentous fertility transition is now in the domain of history, allowing a cohort perspective on the decline of
Sunday assorted links
1. Chinese overtake Dominicans as NYC’s most numerous foreign-born group. 2. David Hockney embraced tech (NYT). And do not forget
A simple reason for skepticism about the iPhones/fertility link
Here is the background to the debate. Here is more from Noah. Here is a thread from researcher Caitlin Myers.
Monday assorted links
1. It seems Piketty has become a degrowther. And other views. Maybe it is rude to say this, but some
Friday assorted links
1. Rob Wiblin interviews Rohin Shah, who leads AGI alignment/safety at DeepMind. 2. Books Arnold Kling has reread. 3. Wemby
Big if true
Several important questions — such as the possibility of debt-rollover without primary surpluses — turn on whether the present value
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