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To surge or not to surge, that is the question for Uber

15 Nov 2016 Leave a comment

just as effective and not discriminating based on ability to pay

— Max Rashbrooke (@MaxRashbrooke) November 14, 2016

Source: Uber’s surge pricing and economic models | Economics | tutor2u.

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#Uber price gouging trebled US post-disaster supply @MaxRashbrooke @EricCrampton #nzeq

14 Nov 2016 Leave a comment

Striking to compare performance of RNZ and Uber last night (public vs private motives during disasters): https://t.co/ZSWdi10Sqz

— Max Rashbrooke (@MaxRashbrooke) November 14, 2016

Source: Hurricane Sandy / Pricing Update.

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How did Germany and Japan achieve record economic growth following World War II?

08 Nov 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, development economics, economic growth, economics of natural disasters, growth miracles, macroeconomics Tags: convergence, Germany, Japan

Matt Ridley and 2012 Julian Simon award

05 Nov 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economic history, economics of natural disasters, energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, health economics, resource economics Tags: Julian Simon

https://player.vimeo.com/video/38996795

I worry more about global cooling

23 Aug 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, economics of natural disasters, environmental economics, global warming Tags: global cooling, global warming, ice ages, Little ice age

Volcanic Eruptions from 1914-2015

01 Jul 2016 Leave a comment

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A graphical comparison of earthquake energy release

25 Apr 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of media and culture, economics of natural disasters Tags: earthquakes

Rare colour photograph of San Francisco after disastrous earthquake/fire, today 1906

18 Apr 2016 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, economics of natural disasters Tags: San Francisco earthquake

Rare color photograph of San Francisco after disastrous earthquake/fire which started today 1906: #Ives http://t.co/AEyZzRrjYC—
Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) April 18, 2015

In Wellington CBD, average value of commercial building is almost halved with a red or yellow sticker

17 Dec 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of natural disasters, economics of regulation, politics - New Zealand, urban economics Tags: earthquakes, efficient markets hypothesis, entrepreneurial alertness

Within the Wellington CBD, the average value of a commercial building is almost halved if it receives a legally binding earthquake-prone declaration. Discounts on specific buildings will vary around this average level, reflecting a number of factors such as costs of remediation and the nature of existing rental agreements.

Source: Before a Fall: Impacts of Earthquake Regulation and Building Codes on the Commercial Building Market | Motu

Where do cyclones occur?

27 Nov 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, economics of natural disasters Tags: cyclones, hurricanes

The storm track of every tropical cyclone from 1985 to 2005
– http://t.co/hM6YQZdCUp—
Amazing Maps (@Amazing_Maps) July 22, 2015

Mitchell And Webb – The soothsayer

25 Nov 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of media and culture, economics of natural disasters, economics of religion, environmental economics Tags: Mitchell and Webb

US natural disasters map

16 Jun 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of natural disasters, politics - USA Tags: maps, natural disasters

Natural disaster risk maps http://t.co/fXvRR0Fbtf—
Charts and Maps (@ChartsandMaps) April 11, 2015

Why was the Nepalese earthquakes so bad?

04 May 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in development economics, economics of natural disasters, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: capitalism and freedom, earthquakes, Nepal, richer is safer, The Great Escape, The Great Fact, wealthier is healthier

Prosperity strengthens resilience against disasters. buff.ly/1JORl8y #Nepal #EarthQuakeResponse http://t.co/yx4E98QJn6—
HumanProgress.org (@humanprogress) April 28, 2015

The demand and supply of war movies

25 Apr 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of natural disasters, movies, war and peace Tags: Anzac Day, Armistice Day, World War I, World War II

A Century of Movies About World War: reddit.com/r/dataisbeauti… #dataviz http://t.co/sGsb0d0s3J—
Randy Olson (@randal_olson) February 24, 2015

Great Alaska earthquake, magnitude 9.2.

22 Mar 2015 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, economics of natural disasters Tags: Alaska, earthquakes

https://twitter.com/Cepaderefusse/status/576731888733270016

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