The Fed Will Duck and Weave on Policy, But Not for Long
Policymakers will likely avoid thorny questions on the economy and Trump’s criticism of the central bank — at least this ...
Zuckerberg’s transition from geek to jock heralds the dawn of the alpha age
Zuckerberg’s masculine makeover is emblematic of how Silicon Valley – previously the bastion of Californian idealism – has ...
Why Common Problems Are Often Worse Than We Realize
Except that’s not how we human beings process the information, according to a new research paper. Telling people that a ...
Mises Institute20h
The Myth of Long and Variable Lags
Milton Friedman famously said, “monetary changes have their effect only after a considerable lag and over a long period and that the lag is rather variable.” ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN22h
Scientists propose making AI face pain-pleasure game to test sentience
Researchers at Google DeepMind and the London School of Economics have conducted a first-of-its-kind study—still awaiting ...
Why government can’t make America ‘healthier’ by micromanaging groceries purchased with SNAP benefits
Another reason SNAP restrictions wouldn’t make America healthier is that diet is just one of many contributors to chronic ...
Germany’s Economic Model Is Broken, and No One Has a Plan B
The country is focused on exports, but China is slowing imports and U.S. tariff threats are growing. Politicians are offering ...
Foreign Affairs1d
The Limits of the Madman Theory
I am 100 percent certain that unpredictability redounded to the benefit of the United States.” The Washington Post columnist ...
'Budget constraints' hamper collection of economic data | Tatiana Bailey
Economists like me rely on data from federal data collection agencies like the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the ...
Trump routinely calls economic data ‘fake.’ Here’s why that’s dangerous
Federal economic data is one of the purest forms of infrastructure, says Erica Groshen, a former commissioner at the Bureau ...
Fair Observer25d
The Enduring Relevance of Development Economics in an Unequal World
These programs often deepened poverty and eroded state capacities, demonstrating the limitations of mainstream economics. In contrast, development economics fills this gap by advocating for ...