What Evolution Reveals About Human Behavior
11 Jun 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of education, economics of media and culture, health economics, population economics Tags: cognitive psychology, evolutionary biology, evolutionary psychology
The Shell Game (Magic Trick Explained)
30 May 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture
Why Big Collars Were Huge In The Elizabethan Era
13 May 2024 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture
I miss these fashions more than anything
05 May 2024 Leave a comment
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I miss the fashions more than anything
Jonathan Haidt and Candice Odgers debate the relationship between social media and mental health
02 May 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of education, economics of media and culture
Does social media worsen mental health for young people, especially young women? It has become an article of faith for many that it does. And there is bountiful anecdotal and research evidence that supports the view. Take, for example, the furore that erupted back in 2021 around Frances Haugen’s leaking of internal Facebook research showing the negative…
Jonathan Haidt and Candice Odgers debate the relationship between social media and mental health
A different view of the pyramids in Egypt.
19 Apr 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture Tags: Egypt
Agent-principal conflicts
18 Apr 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, economics of information, economics of media and culture, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, managerial economics, organisational economics, personnel economics Tags: agency costs, asymmetric information, moral hazard, screening
No Knife But A Bloodletting Nevertheless.
15 Apr 2024 Leave a comment
in economics of bureaucracy, economics of media and culture, industrial organisation, managerial economics, market efficiency, organisational economics, personnel economics, politics - New Zealand, privatisation, Public Choice, public economics, survivor principle Tags: media bias
Hosking went after Radio New Zealand this morning and it was bad.The Mike Hosking Breakfast, 0600 till 0900 has three producer/support staff, Radio NZ Morning report has 16 production staff to cover the same five day time slot, yet the state run highly subsidised show falls way behind in ratings.. That 16 figure for production […]
No Knife But A Bloodletting Nevertheless.









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