I use World Bank data to test Nitzan and Bichler’s ‘stagflation thesis’ — the idea that inflation in the midst of economic stagnation is the norm.

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Here’s an update to my post ‘The Truth About Inflation’. As expected, inflation is still differential. And no, it’s not caused by government spending.

I use a model of hierarchy to explore how income has been redistributed within US firms.

A how-to guide for academics who want to have their name on lots of papers.

Want to kill the oil industry? Just enforce its obligation to cleanup old wells.

I’ve spent a lot of time on this blog debunking economists’ claims about productivity. Usually, I come at the problem from a fairly technical angle, meaning I break down the contradictions involved in economists’ methods. Today, I want to try a more philosophical approach. I’m going to talk about dualism — the idea that something can be two things at once.

I’ve started a new section of this blog where I’ll share tips for doing data-driven science.

I use word frequency to study the rise and fall of capitalist ideology.

In his recent book, Joseph Henrich argues Western culture exists because the Catholic Church got obsessed with incest. Here’s my in-depth review.

Do unskilled people actually underestimate their incompetence?