
On the practical irrelevance of moral philosophers (activists and even feminists) to social reform
18 Jul 2019 Leave a comment

The spread of washing machines in China
18 Jul 2018 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, growth miracles Tags: engines of liberation, technology diffusion

Great chart from Pinker’s book
08 Jul 2018 1 Comment
in economic history, gender Tags: engines of liberation, The Great Enrichment

Christine Frederick was the greatest women’s liberationist
20 May 2018 Leave a comment
in economic history, entrepreneurship, gender Tags: engines of liberation, home production
The 1940s UK Kitchen shows how time consuming housework was
19 Jul 2017 Leave a comment
in defence economics, economic history, gender, labour economics, labour supply Tags: engines of liberation, household production, World War II
How Capitalism Freed Victorian Women
24 May 2017 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, discrimination, economic history, gender, labour economics, labour supply Tags: engines of liberation
Fewer engines of women’s liberation in India
02 May 2017 Leave a comment
in development economics, gender, growth disasters, growth miracles Tags: engines of liberation, India, The Great Escape
How Capitalism Freed Victorian Women
16 Apr 2017 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, discrimination, economic history, gender, labour economics Tags: engines of liberation
Capitalism was the engine of liberation from domestic drudgery
12 Mar 2017 Leave a comment
in economic history, labour economics, labour supply Tags: creative destruction, engines of liberation, household production, housework, technology diffusion, The Great Enrichment
The most disruptive technology of the last century is in your house
23 Jan 2016 1 Comment
in discrimination, economic history, gender, labour economics Tags: engines of liberation


The diffusion rates of household appliances in the 20th century
06 Nov 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, gender, industrial organisation, labour economics, survivor principle Tags: creative destruction, engines of liberation, household production, international technology diffusion, marital division of labour, technology diffusion
Why household appliances are the 20th century’s most disruptive technologies bit.ly/1LsZEJC
at @wef https://t.co/qwI3FpXhwz—
Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) October 24, 2015
Mises on feminism
12 Sep 2015 Leave a comment
in constitutional political economy, discrimination, economics of education, gender, labour economics, labour supply, liberalism, occupational choice, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: economics of fertility, economics of the family, engines of liberation, female labour force participation, feminism, women's liberation
Single motherhood and the feminisation of poverty
31 Aug 2015 Leave a comment
in discrimination, economics of love and marriage, gender, labour economics, labour supply, politics - USA, poverty and inequality, welfare reform Tags: asymmetric marriage premium, child poverty, economics and fertility, engines of liberation, family poverty, marriage and divorce, marriage premium, single mothers, single parents
43.1% of single mothers are living in poverty this #MothersDay statusofwomendata.org http://t.co/OgWcmvLnDZ—
IWPR (@IWPResearch) May 10, 2015
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