▽The Undercover Economist ●11/20 12:38 SpaceX abandons attempt to catch Starship booster as Trump watchesTrump tells Vance to shore up support for Gaetz as misconduct allegations swirlSpaceX abandons attempt to catch Starship booster as Trump watchesWhy Trump’s trade war will cause chaosSpaceX abandons attempt to catch Starship booster as Trump watchesCorporate insiders cash in on post-election US stock market surgeGoldman chief
▽EconLog ●11/20 10:37 UncategorizedA Strange Turning PointBy Kevin Corcoran | Nov 19, 2024 | 2I enjoy reading intellectual biographies – books dedicated to exploring how a particular person’s thinking evolved and developed through their lifetime. This, too, applies to intellectual autobiographies, where thinkers describe their own journey about how they came to believe what they believe. Of course, all such
▽Calculated Risk ●11/20 07:46 Tuesday, November 19, 2024Lawler: Observations Ahead of the December FOMC Meetingby Calculated Risk on 11/19/2024 03:53:00 PMFrom housing economist Tom Lawler:According to CME FedWatch, the “market-based” probability that the FOMC will cut its federal funds rate target by 25 bp at its December meeting is about 59%. Folks will also play close attention to the release of the FOMC’s Summary of E
▽Marginal Revolution ●11/20 06:41 The Impact of Divorce Laws on the Equilibrium in the Marriage Marketby Tyler Cowen November 19, 2024 at 2:48 pm inEconomicsLawDoes easier divorce affect who marries whom? I exploit time variation in the adoption of unilateral divorce across the United States and show that it increases assortative matching among newlyweds. To unravel the underlying mechanisms, I estimate a novel life-cycle equi