The Dangerous Economist

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Friday, October 30, 2020

Can computers write poetry? Could they replace poets?

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See Was This Poem Written by a Computer or Human? Put your bot-sniffing skills to the test, and see how you do by Hailey Reissman. Excerpt...
Friday, October 23, 2020

How Odysseus Started The Industrial Revolution

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Factory work may have been a commitment device to get everyone to work hard. Odysseus tying himself to the mast was also a commitment devic...
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Friday, October 16, 2020

Studying Economics Increases Wages a Lot

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By Alex Tabarrok . He is an economics professor at George Mason university. He discusses the key issue, causality. Does majoring in economi...
Friday, October 09, 2020

When workers were paid twice a day and given half-hour shopping breaks (Germany, 1923)

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  Here is Michael K. Salemi on hyper inflation . He is an economics professor at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. "I...
Friday, October 02, 2020

Is Covid causing some structural unemployment?

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See Companies Step Up Distribution Automation Under Pandemic Strains: Robots are helping speed the flow of goods while workers maintain soc...
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Friday, September 25, 2020

Is there a shortage of homes?

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See Americans Want Homes, but There Have Rarely Been Fewer for Sale: Shortage of homes for sale means prices are being pushed higher, strai...
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Cyril Morong
I am a retired economics professor. My email address is cyrilmorong@sbcglobal.net
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