On this day in 1948, the 1st polaroid camera was sold for $89.75 in Boston at the Jordan Marsh department store. http://t.co/hyuXjccsHw—
Historical Pics (@HistoricalPics) November 26, 2014
Creative destruction in Polaroid cameras
12 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in applied welfare economics, economic history, entrepreneurship, technological progress Tags: cameras, creative destruction, entrepreneurial alertness
Creative destruction in London newspapers
12 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of information, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, Public Choice Tags: British economy, British politics, creative destruction, London, media bias
Truth is that editorialising has v little influence – less now than ever. Here's why: specc.ie/1c58mAr http://t.co/m8UM22W0zj—
Fraser Nelson (@FraserNelson) May 07, 2015
The Great Escape in China, India and Indonesia
12 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in applied welfare economics, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics Tags: China, India, Indonesia, life expectancies, The Great Escape, The Great Fact
These 4 nations are 50% of mankind. That's 3.5 billion people who are living longer. buff.ly/1Kle6mU #health http://t.co/949oqisMsL—
HumanProgress.org (@humanprogress) June 30, 2015
Naomi Klein versus The Great Fact
12 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: activists, do gooders, evidence-based policy, extreme poverty, global poverty, Naomi Klein, The Great Enrichment, The Great Fact
71% of the world live on less than $10 per day buff.ly/1D5kA3c http://t.co/GLCifBBOGP—
Business Insider (@businessinsider) July 11, 2015
Extreme poverty declined > 50% from 1.9 bil in '90 to 836 mil today: on.undp.org/Ppj00 #WPD2015 #MDGs http://t.co/vUDO5AYd4H—
UN Development (@UNDP) July 12, 2015
Good old left-wing hate speech at its best
12 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, income redistribution, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: British elections, expressive voting, free speech, hate speech, London newspapers, media bias, rational ignorance, rational irrationality
I agree with @D_Blanchflower – I wish newspapers didn't spin elections and played it straight, like they used to… http://t.co/5btL7PAFWe—
Fraser Nelson (@FraserNelson) May 07, 2015
New Zealand teachers’ unions are above average in their effectiveness
12 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of education, income redistribution, labour economics, Public Choice, rentseeking, unions Tags: public sector unions, teachers union, union power, union wage premium
Greek territorial gains, 1832-1947
12 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history Tags: age of empires, European history, Greece, World War I
Greek territorial gains, 1832-1947. http://t.co/gPLq1QfAF0—
History Facts 247 (@historyfacts247) July 10, 2015
The Beatles meet Muhammad Ali
12 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, Music Tags: boxing, Mohammed Ali, The Beatles
The Beatles meet Muhammad Ali, 1964 http://t.co/QWzgjAnaN5—
History in Pictures (@AllHistoryPics) March 08, 2015
The number of ‘low-income’ countries halved since 1994
12 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
MAP showing location of 31 low-income countries, fewest since 1994; only 4 are outside Africa gu.com/p/4abxb/stw http://t.co/R0rzLzP6cc—
Mark Anderson (@MarkC_Anderson) July 10, 2015
Creative destruction in 1990s memories
11 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship Tags: creative destruction, entrepreneurial alertness, good old days
Only one poll number says anything meaningful about 2016
11 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, economic history, politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: 2016 presidential election, voter demographics
Right now, only one poll number says anything meaningful about 2016. My @monkeycageblog post: washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-c… http://t.co/BJ7ixc5m0W—
Patrick J. Egan (@Patrick_J_Egan) July 10, 2015
Major sovereign bond defaults in recent history
11 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in currency unions, economic history, Euro crisis, international economics, law and economics, macroeconomics Tags: Argentina, Greece, Russia, sovereign defaults
via Defaulting Debtors.
Market segmentation in the London newspaper market
11 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, economic history, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, Public Choice, survivor principle Tags: British elections, British politics, consumer sovereignty, creative destruction, entrepreneurial alertness, expressive voting, London newspapers, market selection, media bias, product differentiation, rational ignorance, rational irrationality, The meaning of competition
The truth about the press and power? Readers, not editors, decide elections. @RobertdgSmith specc.ie/1c58mAr http://t.co/Vhit9P9iM7—
Fraser Nelson (@FraserNelson) May 06, 2015
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