Holiday safety advice

29 Dec 2023 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economics of media and culture, health and safety, labour economics

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Unscheduled Battery Blowups Turning Electric Vehicles Into Mobile Time Bombs

24 Nov 2023 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, health and safety, labour economics

The transition to electric vehicles is hardly going to plan: sales have collapsed in the US, EV manufacturers are bleeding cash and insurers are cranking up premiums to account for an uptick in the number of unscheduled battery blowups – aka ‘thermal runaways’. The vehicle doesn’t go anywhere, it simply self-immolates in a plume of […]

Unscheduled Battery Blowups Turning Electric Vehicles Into Mobile Time Bombs

AASLE 2021 Bob Gregory Lecture – Claudia Goldin

23 Nov 2023 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, discrimination, econometerics, economic history, economics of education, economics of information, gender, health and safety, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice Tags: ,

My Chris Williamson Interview

23 Nov 2023 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, discrimination, economic history, economics of education, gender, health and safety, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, liberalism, occupational choice, poverty and inequality Tags: ,

Several good friends warned me not to publish Don’t Be a Feminist. I appreciate their concern, but I’m glad I kept my own counsel. Here’s my interview with Chris Williamson on the book and beyond. Apparently he’s kind of a big deal…

My Chris Williamson Interview

Claudia Goldin with Kiana Scott: The Century-Long Fight to Close the Gen…

31 Oct 2023 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, discrimination, economic history, economics of information, gender, health and safety, history of economic thought, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, poverty and inequality Tags: ,

BRIAN EASTON:  Claudia Goldin Wins The 2023 Nobel Economics Laureateship

24 Oct 2023 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in discrimination, economic history, gender, health and safety, history of economic thought, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, poverty and inequality Tags: ,

Brian Easton writes – A woman who was once chief executive of New Zealand’s biggest company said ‘It is true that a large percentage of the [women’s pay] gap is unexplained and that’s where the issue comes about; could it be bias even if that’s unconscious bias? Regardless of how we’ve got a gap … […]

BRIAN EASTON:  Claudia Goldin Wins The 2023 Nobel Economics Laureateship

About right

23 Sep 2023 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, health and safety

More gender gaps

28 Mar 2023 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in discrimination, economics of crime, economics of education, gender, health and safety, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, occupational choice Tags: , ,

No diversity and inclusion manager

18 Mar 2023 Leave a comment

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Most Unusual Victorian Era Jobs

11 Feb 2023 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in economic history, health and safety, health economics, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, poverty and inequality

Tyler on Feminism: My Reply

29 Jan 2023 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, discrimination, economic history, economics of education, gender, health and safety, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, minimum wage, occupational choice, poverty and inequality Tags:

Last week, Tyler Cowen partially critiqued my new Don’t Be a Feminist: Essays on Genuine Justice. Here’s my reply, point-by-point. He’s in blockquotes; I’m not. 1,302 more words

Tyler on Feminism: My Reply

Aaronson on Feminism: My Reply

26 Jan 2023 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, discrimination, economics of education, gender, health and safety, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, minimum wage, occupational choice, occupational regulation, poverty and inequality, welfare reform Tags:

Here’s my point-by-point reply to Scott Aaronson’s thoughts on Don’t Be a Feminist. He’s in blockquotes, I’m not. Hi Bryan, Sorry for the delay!  I just finished reading your book.  1,251 more words

Aaronson on Feminism: My Reply

The 10 Most Dangerous Movie Productions in History

16 Jan 2023 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in health and safety, labour economics, movies

*Don’t Be a Feminist*: Highlights

12 Jan 2023 Leave a comment

by Jim Rose in applied price theory, discrimination, economic history, economics of crime, economics of education, gender, health and safety, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, law and economics, minimum wage, occupational choice, occupational regulation, poverty and inequality Tags:

The title essay of Don’t Be a Feminist: Essays on Genuine Justice is called “Don’t Be a Feminist: A Letter to My Daughter.” While the book is a thematic selection of my best EconLog essays from 2005-2022, the first piece is entirely new. 871 more words

*Don’t Be a Feminist*: Highlights

Gender wage gaps

19 Dec 2022 Leave a comment

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