Why are sloths so slow? – Kenny Coogan
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in economic history, economics of media and culture
A new paper critiquing net-zero targets
05 Sep 2018 Leave a comment
I wrote a post a few weeks ago responding, in part, to absurd claims made in a TV interview by the Green Party co-leader and Minister for (against) Climate Change, James Shaw about the economic impact of pursuing the net-zero emissions target he and the Labour Party are championing.
He says investing in meeting our climate change goals will be a massive economic boost, rather than a burden.
“What we’re talking about here is a more productive economy, with higher-tech, higher-valued, higher-paid jobs. It’s clearly a cleaner economy where you’ve got lower health care costs, people living in warmer homes, congestion-free streets in Auckland.
“It’s an upgrade to our economy. It’s an investment, you’ve got to put something in, in order to generate that return. If we don’t, the clean-up costs from the impacts of climate change will well exceed the costs of the investment we’ve got to make to…
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Zombie economics is back on seller concentration and market power @Noahopinion
05 Sep 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, politics - USA
Discussing scientific research can be a discriminatory act
05 Sep 2018 1 Comment
in discrimination, economics of education, gender, labour economics, law and economics Tags: Anti-Science left, political correctness, regressive left
Lefty Boot Camp – Tonightly With @TomCBallard (who is brilliant)
05 Sep 2018 Leave a comment
in liberalism, television Tags: political correctness, regressive left
Nations with greater gender equality have a lower percentage of female STEM graduates
05 Sep 2018 Leave a comment
in discrimination, gender, human capital, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice Tags: gender gap
Rejoinder to Press Council complaint on Inequality Tower 2018 @toby_etc @XTOTL @MaxRashbrooke @TheSpinoffTV
05 Sep 2018 Leave a comment
in politics - New Zealand, public economics
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Marginal deterrence explained
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in applied price theory, economics of crime, law and economics Tags: crime and punishment, criminal deterrence
So are we (to sell as blackmarketeers?)
05 Sep 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, economics of regulation, environmental economics Tags: black markets, nanny state, plastic bags
Three Creative Ways to Eradicate Diseases
05 Sep 2018 Leave a comment
in health economics Tags: vaccines
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