45% of Australia and New Zealand are immigrants or their children
03 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, population economics Tags: Australia, economics of immigration
The media history of climate change scares
03 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, energy economics, entrepreneurship, environmental economics, global warming, industrial organisation, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, rentseeking, survivor principle Tags: climate alarmism, global cooling, global warming, media bias
War Plan Red: The 1930 US War Department plan to invade Canada
03 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history, politics - USA, war and peace Tags: Canada
War Plan Red: The 1930 US War Department plan to invade Canada – bit.ly/1srJcxW via @ezraklein http://t.co/ai3A96nY34—
Brilliant Maps (@BrilliantMaps) December 14, 2014
What is the most common use of a gun at crime scenes?
03 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, politics - USA Tags: crime and punishment, gun control
Senate Voting Relationships, 1993, 2003, 2013
02 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, politics - USA, Public Choice Tags: political polarisation, U.S. Senate
Motives for hate crimes in the USA
02 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of crime, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: hate crimes, mass shootings
Updated: What we know about the shooting at a Charleston church that left nine dead wapo.st/church-shootin… http://t.co/88gPuzGYcC—
Post Graphics (@PostGraphics) June 19, 2015
The Great Escape in life expectancies over the last 40 years
01 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, health economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA Tags: life expectancies, mortality rates, The Great Escape
Social change in America
01 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in political change, politics - USA Tags: political psychology, reference formation, voter demographics
Americans' views on some social issues move in one direction, while views on others ebb & flow nytimes.com/2015/06/30/ups… http://t.co/XWhqiv6jMx—
NYT Graphics (@nytgraphics) June 30, 2015
Political donors back winners just before they start winning
01 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, economics of bureaucracy, politics - USA, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: campaign finance reform, campaign finance regulation, political lobbyists, pressure groups, voter demographics
Several major industries have shifted their political donations to Republicans from Democrats: nytimes.com/interactive/20… http://t.co/qYgOdbeZAp—
NYT Graphics (@nytgraphics) June 29, 2015
Arnie’s new picture profile
30 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of love and marriage, law and economics, politics - USA Tags: economics of marriage, gave marriage, marriage and divorce
Arnie had the perfect response to a man criticising his pro-gay marriage photo i100.io/sGqSNTQ http://t.co/kfweyy8xAW—
i100 (@thei100) June 30, 2015
Terrorist attacks and tourism
30 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, industrial organisation, international economics, politics - Australia, politics - New Zealand, politics - USA, survivor principle, war and peace Tags: economics of tourism, war on terror
Daily chart: Tourist visits before and after African terror attacks econ.st/1JmvUN3 http://t.co/5nWKUQbey8—
The Economist (@TheEconomist) June 30, 2015
The Puerto Rican sovereign default explained
30 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economic growth, fiscal policy, international economic law, politics - USA, population economics Tags: ageing society, economics of immigration, Puerto Rica, sovereign defaults
Puerto Rico's debt is nearly half that of California for a population one-tenth the size on.wsj.com/1Kj5XPZ http://t.co/nM2aM8kWtP—
Nick Timiraos (@NickTimiraos) June 29, 2015
Top marginal income tax rate throughout the 20th century
29 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, entrepreneurship, income redistribution, politics - USA, Public Choice, public economics, rentseeking Tags: Eurosclerosis, taxation and entrepreneurship, taxation and investment, taxation and the labour supply, top 1%
Piketty presents the changes in the top marginal income tax rate throughout the 20th century… #GCLIS http://t.co/sFpV0ypC5C—
LIS (@lisdata) April 16, 2014
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