A Comparison of Agentic AI Systems and Human Economists
This paper compares agentic AI systems and human economists performing the same causal inference tasks. AI systems and humans generally
Birthright Citizenship and Youth Crime
This paper studies the impact of birthright citizenship on youth crime. We leverage a German reform which automatically granted birthright
“Flash Talks on Iran, Oil, and OPEC” (UW Madison, Thursday, 4:30-6)
“Participants provide quick overviews of how the US’s current conflict with Iran affects energy supplies, relations in the Middle East,
“U.S. Dollar Dominance in Trade Invoicing and Cross-Border Investments in SEACEN Economies
From Chapter 1, “US Dollar Dominance in the Global Economy, by Cyn-Young Park and Hiro Ito: … 3. Measuring Dollar
Greg Mankiw’s Blog: Thank you, AEA
About Me Name: Greg Mankiw Location: United States I am the Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University.
Sunday assorted links
1. Josefina Aguilar Alcantara, RIP (NYT). 2. Move abroad so you can default on your student debt (NYT). 3. History
Nowcast, Tracking of Private Domestic Final Demand (aka “core GDP”)
From Atlanta Fed and Goldman Sachs, today: Figure 1: Final sales to private domestic purchasers (bold black), 2023-24 stochastic trend
Guest Contribution: “Oil Shocks Raise Recession Odds and Inflation Risks”
Today we are fortunate to be able to present a guest contribution written by Rashad Ahmed (Andersen Institute for Finance and Economics).
Marginal Garfield
Marginal Garfield generates an original Garfield cartoon every day based on posts from Marginal Revolution! Here is the first strip.
Physician Incomes and the Extreme Shortage of High IQ Workers
Physician incomes are extraordinarily high in the United States. A new NBER paper finds that U.S. physicians earn roughly two