▽Marginal Revolution ●11/23 07:01 Tyler Cowen Friday assorted linksby Tyler Cowen November 22, 2024 at 12:22 pm1. Why school vouchers failed in Kentucky.2. Writing a book with ten autonomous AI agents.3. Too many three-pointers in the NBA now.4. NZ update (NYT). And the FT on Maori issues.5. Macroeconomic monitor for Milei.6. Generative AI simulations of 1,000 people.7. Shruti Rajagopalan makes the Vox Future Perfect 50 list.Twitter
▽Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science ●11/23 06:39 Andrew Gelman, Aleks Jakulin & Samantha R. Cook 10Posted in Art, Literature, Miscellaneous Science | 10 Replies8Posted in Miscellaneous Science, Sociology, Zombies | 8 Replies44Posted in Sociology, Zombies | 44 Repliesnonrenormalizable on Andrew Gelman is not the science police because there is no such thing as the science policeNovember 22, 2024 4:17 PMWhile I am very sympathetic to the idea of material consequences for acts of scientif
▽FT.com / Comment & analysis / Columnists / Martin Wolf ●11/23 05:44 Martin Wolf Donald Trump’s ‘hush money’ sentencing indefinitely postponedUK signals it would arrest Netanyahu if he travelled to the countryBritain’s national security demands more than a defence reviewWhat Trump means for Silicon ValleyDonald Trump’s ‘hush money’ sentencing indefinitely postponedBritain’s national security demands more than a defence reviewTrump’s momentum checked by backlash over Gaet
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▽Library of Economics and Liberty ●11/22 23:57 John R. HicksThe British economist John Hicks is known for four contributions. The first is his introduction of the idea of the elasticity of substitution. While the concept is difficult to explain in a few words, Hicks used it to show, contrary to the marxist allegations, that labor-saving technical progress—the kind we generally have—does not necessarilyHow Can Economists Help?Russ Roberts cl