Intellectual Protectionism: Jamie Whyte at TEDxSOAS
04 Aug 2018 Leave a comment
in economics of education Tags: regressive left
Puzzle box (Thorndike)
02 Aug 2018 Leave a comment
in economics of education Tags: educational psychology
The myth of studying to build mental muscles – Bryan Caplan
02 Aug 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of education, economics of information, human capital Tags: educational psychology, signalling
Suppose human capital doubled but the economic growth rate did not change a bit
31 Jul 2018 Leave a comment
in economic growth, economics of education, human capital

Source: Le, T., Gibson, J., & Oxley, L. (2006). A forward-looking measure of the stock of human capital in New Zealand. Manchester School, 74(5), updated and with additional analysis by Trinh Le of the 2006 and 2013 census for the Treasury (the 2006 and 2013 analysis is unpublished).
Another blow to the blank slate
31 Jul 2018 Leave a comment
in economics of education, human capital Tags: behavioral genetics

Does it Feel Good or Does it Do Good? Left vs. Right
31 Jul 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, defence economics, economics of education, economics of regulation, environmental economics, health economics, politics - USA Tags: expressive politics, political correctness, regressive left, The fatal conceit
The blind spots of sociologists
30 Jul 2018 Leave a comment
in discrimination, economics of crime, economics of education, gender, labour economics, law and economics, occupational choice, poverty and inequality Tags: gender wage gap

Why Can’t Adults Learn Languages Like Children?
27 Jul 2018 Leave a comment
in economics of education Tags: child development, economics of languages
Bryan Caplan – Forsyth Lecture: Selfish Reasons to Have More Kids: Why Being a Great Parent is Less Work and More Fun Than You Think
24 Jul 2018 Leave a comment
in economics of education, health economics Tags: Bryan Caplan
This Cash cow for psychologists will last for years despite being wrong from the start
20 Jul 2018 Leave a comment
in discrimination, economics of education, gender, labour economics Tags: cognitive psychology, implicit bias, racial discrimination, sex discrimination

.@SenSanders: Open borders? That’s a Koch brothers proposal
20 Jul 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, development economics, economics of education, international economic law, international economics, International law, labour economics, minimum wage, politics - USA, Public Choice, unemployment Tags: anti-foreign bias, economics of immigration



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