This one is from the magical world of Twitter: Sometimes our biases are smarter than we are. — David Gurri (@dtgurri) January 13, 2014 Once again, remember that these are points for discussion – I am not saying I agree or disagree with them.
One of the forefathers of modern income inequality analysis, Serge-Christophe Kolm, started one of his most famous papers (REPEC) in the following way: Many people consider the reduction of economic inequalites as a basic aim of society. Such ideas are, however, largely nonoperational, sterile, and even meaningless, as long as what is called inequality is not […]
Having looked into our own review of Capital, and discussed some of the common misconceptions of the book, now is the time to allow a bit more perspective. Here are a bunch of other reviews of Capital in the 21st Century that I have hunted down. There is no way I’m saying I agree with […]
After reading Piketty’s book, I have run into a good number of comments from people about it. Some of them appear to be based on some confusion about what the book is saying. Below I’m going to note down some of the more popular ones, and point out why they are not backed by the […]
Here is my book review of Capital in the Twenty-First Century [Review of Capital]. I have tried to avoid other reviews, so that I can give a perspective based on my own reading of the book – the only bits I’ve noted before now are these discussions, this twitter post, these “reviews”, and this interview. […]
Continuing on with value judgements: Social groups can evolve to changing social structure surprisingly rapidly. As a result, basing policy on inherent “social values” (such as for housing) is at best an exaggeration, and at worst nonsensical. Once again, remember that these are points for discussion – I am not saying I agree or disagree […]