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How the Internet is Changing Economics

The Internet changed the economy profoundly – but it also changed economics.

Dec 4 •

November 2023

Monopolies and Antitrust Enforcement

With the FTC suing Amazon for anti-competitive practices, there appears to be a renewed focus on antitrust enforcement. What does economic research…

Nov 21

Unions, Strike Action and the Economy

Union activity does not only influence unionized workers – it meaningfully impacts other workers too.

Nov 15 •

October 2023

Surveys, Assumptions and Understanding Housing Supply

A Financial Times opinion piece discusses research claiming that people do not understand how housing supply impacts prices. But is that true?

Oct 14 •

Repeat After Me: Build Houses, But Use Good Economics

A Financial Times opinion piece addresses housing supply issues, but uses bad economics. Let’s correct that.

Oct 13 •

September 2023

Survivorship Bias and Opinions

Many of our opinions are formed based on our personal experiences. That’s natural, but we are subconsciously influenced by survivorship bias.

Sep 24 •

Discrimination in Real Estate

Discrimination is an important problem facing many countries. Using tools from economics, researchers are able to explicitly quantify it.

Sep 17 •

Industrial Policy – An Unspoken Issue

The US and other countries have turned their attention towards industrial policy. However, there's a potential long-run danger for workers that is…

Sep 1 •

August 2023

Milestone and a Thank You!

Thank you to our readers and introducing a new newsletter feature!

Aug 21 •

News: The US Credit Downgrade

On August 2nd, Fitch downgraded the rating of US debt from AAA to AA+. What does this mean and what does economics have to tell us about it.

Aug 11 •

July 2023

Good Models – Good Ideas

To think about economics issues, it is helpful to use good models. But what makes a model ‘good’?

Jul 30 •

The End of Inflation in the US?

The official June inflation data came in below expectations, potentially signaling the end of the inflationary surge. What did we learn?

Jul 26 •

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