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Conversable Economist

In Hume’s spirit, I will attempt to serve as an ambassador from my world of economics, and help in “finding topics of conversation fit for the entertainment of rational creatures.”.

  • By Timothy Taylor
  • Based in United States of America
  • Roughly three posts per week
  • First post on

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Posts per month
Month starting Posts
Jan 2023 15
Feb 2023 13
Mar 2023 18
Apr 2023 12
May 2023 16
Jun 2023 14
Jul 2023 17
Aug 2023 18
Sep 2023 20
Oct 2023 12
Nov 2023 16
Dec 2023 18
Jan 2024 17
Feb 2024 15
Mar 2024 15
Apr 2024 14
May 2024 7

Any gaps could be due to errors when fetching the blog’s feed.

Most recent posts

Pushback on Pessimism About Randomized Controlled Trials
Back in January, I posted about an article that was getting some attention in my world. Megan T. Stevenson is an active researcher in the criminal-justice-and-economics literature. She argues that when you look at the …
On , by conversableeconomist, 1,393 words
Uber/Lyft vs. the Minneapolis City Council
The Minneapolis City Council voted back on March 7 to require that ride-sharing firms like Uber and Lyft needed to increase the pay received by their drivers. Uber and Lyft both responded by saying that …
On , by conversableeconomist, 2,488 words
What Economic Research do Policymakers Want?
The obvious answer is that policymakers want research that supports their personal and political preferences. Conversely, policymakers don’t want research that might pressure them to change their views. But with that central truth duly noted, …
On , by conversableeconomist, 1,102 words