Mawwiage. Mawwiage is wut bwings togetha… men who are about 2.5yrs older than their female counterparts. http://t.co/KQqKmNJn7P—
Tyler Vigen (@TylerVigen) May 25, 2015
Average age of marriage by gender since 1890 in the USA
05 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of love and marriage, economics of media and culture, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: economics of families, family demographics, marriage and divorce
Nobel-Winning Scientists are Getting Older
05 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of education, human capital, industrial organisation, personnel economics Tags: death of the Renaissance man, Nobel prizes, rising burden of knowledge
Why Nobel-Winning Scientists are Getting Older:
priceonomics.com/why-nobel-winn… http://t.co/rNxCUS0xG2—
Priceonomics (@priceonomics) April 10, 2015
@MaxCRoser only one line in this chart about India matters
05 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles, poverty and inequality, Public Choice Tags: capitalism and freedom, extreme poverty, global poverty, India, Leftover Left, The Great Escape, The Great Fact, top 1%
In #India poverty is falling very, very rapidly – while inequality is rising.
More at: bit.ly/1KLT8Lh http://t.co/xTxlW1i06o—
Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) June 29, 2015
The Christian World c. 700 – 1050
05 Jul 2015 1 Comment
in economic history, economics of religion Tags: Christianity, Europe, The dark ages
The Christian World c. 700 – 1050 bit.ly/1CUAJNE http://t.co/y5Ju0IUVuQ—
Brilliant Maps (@BrilliantMaps) December 07, 2014
Gender wage gap, USA, UK, Australia and New Zealand since 2001
04 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in discrimination, economic history, gender, labour economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: Australia, British economy, gender wage gap
Figure 1: Gender wage gap (unadjusted % difference between median wages of male and female full-time employees)
Source: OECD StatExtract.
Weight control ads in days gone by
04 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
Men wouldn't look at me when I was skinny. Surprising #vintage ad – things change. http://t.co/wbZOML4XX4—
This is stunning! (@thisisstunning) May 12, 2015
Only one line in this chart matters
04 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in applied welfare economics, development economics, economic history, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: capitalism and freedom, child poverty, extreme poverty, global poverty, Malaysia, The Great Escape, The Great Fact
In #Malaysia inequality and poverty are falling.
More at: bit.ly/1KLUA02 http://t.co/aXEmuA0bnb—
Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) July 02, 2015
The media history of climate change scares
03 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, energy economics, entrepreneurship, environmental economics, global warming, industrial organisation, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, rentseeking, survivor principle Tags: climate alarmism, global cooling, global warming, media bias
War Plan Red: The 1930 US War Department plan to invade Canada
03 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: Canada
War Plan Red: The 1930 US War Department plan to invade Canada – bit.ly/1srJcxW via @ezraklein http://t.co/ai3A96nY34—
Brilliant Maps (@BrilliantMaps) December 14, 2014
The Empire of Japan in 1939
03 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history, war and peace Tags: China, colonisation, imperialism, Japan, World War II
The Empire of Japan in 1939, read how it got there brilliantmaps.com/russo-japanese… http://t.co/wop0insgnD—
Brilliant Maps (@BrilliantMaps) January 21, 2015
What is the most common use of a gun at crime scenes?
03 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, politics - USA Tags: crime and punishment, gun control
Senate Voting Relationships, 1993, 2003, 2013
02 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: political polarisation, U.S. Senate
Creative destruction in the Internet
02 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
Map of the Internet in the US, 1969. http://t.co/hKCCBXejCU—
History Pics (@HistoryPixs) February 19, 2014
Lenin Square, Uzbekistan, 1966-1972
02 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
Lenin Square, Uzbekistan, 1966-1972 http://t.co/e0Ao3ynKFn—
Classic Pics (@classicepics) June 01, 2015
Recent Comments