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Tag: economics
Two stories about capitalism, which explain why economists don’t reach agreement
Why is it that if you know an economist’s political leaning you can guess many of his or her factual beliefs? Would raising the minimum wage would help or hurt the poor overall? Is austerity or stimulus is the more reliable route to economic recovery? Is rising income inequality a drag on growth?
Keynes on “The Road to Serfdom”
It is well known that John Maynard Keynes said of Hayek’s “The Road to Serfdom”:In my opinion it is a grand book […] Morally and philosophically I find myself in agreement with virtually the whole of it: and not only in agreement with it, but in deeply moved agreement.
The Pitchforks Are Coming… For Us Plutocrats
You probably don’t know me, but like you I am one of those .01%ers, a proud and unapologetic capitalist. I have founded, co-founded and funded more than 30 companies across a range of industries—from itsy-bitsy ones like the night club I started in my 20s to giant ones like Amazon.
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Herbert Gintis’ review of Complexity and the Art of Public Policy : S…
I want to begin my review of this marvelous and compelling book by outlining what economists have known concerning public policy for at least fifty years.
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Cómo se amasa una fortuna en España
La lista Forbes de multimillonarios del mundo recoge un total de 26 multimillonarios españoles, que en conjunto poseen 122.5 millardos de dólares, una cantidad equivalente al 9.1% del PIB anual. Comparado con el resto de países desarrollados esto no es ni mucho ni poco.
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Los europeos (incluso los españoles) son más ricos que los estadounidenses
Gran parte de la admiración que muchos profesan por Estados Unidos proviene de su poderío militar, de su cuasi infalibilidad geoestratégica. Otro buen porcentaje se debe a su cultura, floreciente, dominante, imán para los grandes cerebros de todo el mundo.
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Pues yo me vuelvo a España
Sé que lo que voy a decir puede ofender a más de uno, sobre todo a los padres de tantos niños españoles, un tercio del total, en riesgo de pobreza. Pero lo escribo precisamente para ellos, en parte porque yo fui uno de los chavales siempre al filo de la navaja de la exclusión social.
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