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Democracy in Africa

08 Sep 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in constitutional political economy, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: Africa, capitalism and freedom

7/As for politics, democracy is taking over what was once an autocratic continent. pic.twitter.com/v5VIjGnjZ6

— Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@Noahpinion) September 7, 2015

The real batmobile

08 Sep 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, economics of media and culture

https://twitter.com/SadHappyAmazing/status/640702769767170048

US federal revenue has always hovered around 17% of GDP.

07 Sep 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, politics - USA, public economics Tags: growth of government, Houser's law, size of government

A history of interest rates

07 Sep 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in business cycles, economic history, financial economics, macroeconomics, monetary economics Tags: central banking

@DavidBCollum You mean like in the pre-Fed days? When there were no recessions? pic.twitter.com/7mxphmNje6

— David Andolfatto (@dandolfa) September 5, 2015

Initial reactions to anaesthetics

07 Sep 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, health economics Tags: creative destruction, The Great Escape

New technology is often scary. On the discovery & adoption of anesthesia in the 1840s: http://t.co/XGetgfxMNg pic.twitter.com/rwPeSTGcy3

— Darshan Shankar (@DShankar) September 5, 2015

The mancession

06 Sep 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in business cycles, economic history, global financial crisis (GFC), great recession, job search and matching, labour economics, labour supply, macroeconomics, unemployment Tags: reversing gender gap

Mancession: Men lost 2X more jobs than women from Great Recession, and have gained < half as many jobs since 12/2007 pic.twitter.com/M6TeDGCstX

— Mark J. Perry (@Mark_J_Perry) September 4, 2015

Creative destruction in 1 photo

05 Sep 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: cell phones, creative destruction

One way to understand creative destruction, why time passes, and lots more in Links http://t.co/gtkQFvSMIm pic.twitter.com/MX9ykiTsF0

— AEIdeas (@AEIdeas) September 4, 2015

More on the alienated proletariat

05 Sep 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, economics of media and culture, labour economics, labour supply, liberalism, personnel economics Tags: Class war, Withering away of the proletariat

Looking for clarity on the jobs report? We've got it here @AEIPol https://t.co/OwycEo1qe4 pic.twitter.com/n2LxrJ2MYM

— AEIdeas (@AEIdeas) September 4, 2015

Creative destruction in taxi medallion sales

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by Jim Rose in economic history, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, politics - USA, property rights, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: taxi regulation, Uber

You miss yesterday's Chart of the Day? The Great Taxicab Collapse, part II @Mark_J_Perry https://t.co/kpM8Xh8oim pic.twitter.com/s7t3JXyi5E

— AEIdeas (@AEIdeas) September 3, 2015

Creative destruction in mainframe computers

04 Sep 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, entrepreneurship Tags: creative destruction, entrepreneurial alertness

First IBM computer, the IBM 702 Mainframe, 1955 http://t.co/TU4hqVrtGT—
OnThisDay & Facts (@NotableHistory) August 22, 2015

Creative destruction in the S&P 500

04 Sep 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, entrepreneurship, financial economics, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: creative destruction

https://twitter.com/EconBizFin/status/639719819424714753

How frequent are simultaneous financial crises in one country?

04 Sep 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in business cycles, currency unions, development economics, economic growth, economic history, Euro crisis, financial economics, global financial crisis (GFC), great depression, great recession, growth disasters, growth miracles, law and economics, macroeconomics, monetary economics, property rights Tags: bank runs, banking crises, banking panics, currency crises, current account crises, debt crises, pseudo financial crises, real financial crises, sovereign debt crises, sovereign default

The incredible transformation of Dubai

04 Sep 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, energy economics Tags: Dubai

https://twitter.com/JustHistoryPics/status/627321980665102336

How many are still living on their mother’s basement?

03 Sep 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, population economics, urban economics

Here: Made this for class tomorrow. Men 18-24 living in the household of parents, in-laws, or grandparents: 1900-2010 pic.twitter.com/exmrH9TFCE

— Philip N Cohen (@familyunequal) September 2, 2015

Longest time without a recession

02 Sep 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in business cycles, economic growth, economic history, fiscal policy, global financial crisis (GFC), great recession, macroeconomics, monetary economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: Australia, recessions and recoveries

Australia's most cherished winning streak is alive … barely. #gdp @jmcduling #ausbiz http://t.co/53kCMdi8a6 pic.twitter.com/0yEP3wpA9R

— SMH/Age Business (@BusinessDay) September 2, 2015

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Democracy in Africa

The real batmobile

US federal revenue has always hovered around 17% of GDP.

A history of interest rates

Initial reactions to anaesthetics

The mancession

Creative destruction in 1 photo

More on the alienated proletariat

Creative destruction in taxi medallion sales

Creative destruction in mainframe computers

Creative destruction in the S&P 500

How frequent are simultaneous financial crises in one country?

The incredible transformation of Dubai

How many are still living on their mother’s basement?

Longest time without a recession

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