"1 in 3 Medicare dollars today gets spent on something that wasn't around a decade ago." –@amitabhchandra2 http://t.co/khX40YG5Bp—
The Hamilton Project (@hamiltonproj) October 11, 2015
Creative destruction in Medicare spending
31 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, entrepreneurship, health economics Tags: creative destruction
The Dutch have taken delivery of the first self-driving shuttle for use on public roads.
28 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, labour supply
There is a God – a wickedly funny God who sentenced Karl Marx to a fate worse than hell
26 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in entrepreneurship, Marxist economics Tags: entrepreneurial alertness, Karl Marx
More evidence on the emergence of the working rich
25 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, economics of education, entrepreneurship, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, Marxist economics, occupational choice Tags: College premium, creative destruction, education premium, entrepreneurial alertness, graduate premium, Leftover Left, superstar wages, superstars, top 1%
@BernieSanders @HillaryClinton drug price controls will shorten lives
21 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, health economics, politics - USA Tags: 2016 presidential election, creative destruction, drug lags, entrepreneurial alertness, innovations, intellectual property, patents and copyright, price controls
Drug price controls have populist appeal, but patients are the ones they would hurt the most bit.ly/1X3e742 http://t.co/ulXuGHLSld—
Manhattan Institute (@ManhattanInst) October 17, 2015
Creative destruction in technology acquisitions
19 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: creative destruction, entrepreneurial alertness, market for corporate control, mergers and takeovers
The 12 biggest #technology acquisitions of all time wef.ch/1QrO2b5 http://t.co/Dx0YTm8NpA—
World Economic Forum (@wef) October 15, 2015
The Great Escape in China
18 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, entrepreneurship, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: China, The Great Escape
Will high marginal tax rates and redistribution fix inequality?
18 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, entrepreneurship, human capital, labour economics, occupational choice, politics - USA, poverty and inequality Tags: Gini coefficient, rational irrationality, taxation and entrepreneurship, taxation and human capital, taxation and labour supply, taxation investment
Creative destruction in newspapers
17 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: creative destruction, entrepreneurial alertness
Creative destruction in Twitter
17 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: creative destruction, entrepreneurial alertness, Twitter
2015 has not been a particularly good year for Twitter. Will share prices go further down? econ.st/1PfOAmW http://t.co/ME1RbnlmNE—
The Economist (@TheEconomist) October 14, 2015
Our interactive chart explains why Twitter remains a minnow in the tech industry econ.st/1LkhVqi http://t.co/sCQWStMEC3—
The Economist (@TheEconomist) October 14, 2015
Why are we still calling them phones?
14 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship Tags: creative destruction, smart phones
Why are we still calling them phones? qz.com/509442 http://t.co/mIqCVnsyrY—
Quartz (@qz) September 26, 2015
50 years of creative destruction in desktops
13 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in applied welfare economics, economic history, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, technological progress Tags: creative destruction, desktops, entrepreneurial alertness, innovation
Computers in 1964 vs. 2014: buff.ly/1NoBa3N http://t.co/4MFBCyk1D3—
HumanProgress.org (@humanprogress) June 28, 2015
Leaked letter shows how @Oxfam @sierraclub lobbied to block cheap energy for poor nations @GreenpeaceNZ @oxfamnz
12 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in development economics, energy economics, entrepreneurship, environmental economics, environmentalism, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: energy poverty, expressive voting, global poverty, green rent seeking, Leftover Left, Oxfam, rational ignorance, rational irrationality, stream poverty, The Great Escape
https://twitter.com/MichaelBTI/status/651503672002785281
Outrageous & Orwellian for @Oxfam to lobby to deny cheap energy to poorest people in world. #ElectrifyAfrica http://t.co/b2P09Gn7rP—
Mike Shellenberger (@MichaelBTI) October 06, 2015
Oxfam world HQ looks like such a pleasant place to work. Grid electricity. Effective security. Ample parking. http://t.co/lsxTf2DN6b—
Mike Shellenberger (@MichaelBTI) October 06, 2015
Here's @Oxfam's luxury office building in UK. Were its steel & glass components constructed with solar panels? http://t.co/642mm2zB4B—
Mike Shellenberger (@MichaelBTI) October 06, 2015
https://twitter.com/MichaelBTI/status/651458416569909248
https://twitter.com/VoxMaps/status/608411758022291456/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
Creative destruction in book production
11 Oct 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, entrepreneurship Tags: creative destruction
Scribes – Gutenberg – steam power – the internet
Productivity increase in book production over time http://t.co/yuvD7esnD1—
Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) September 23, 2015


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