Globalisation & technological progress have led to some pretty spectacular, but beneficial long term price deflation http://t.co/QWxJ2rYHuq—
RBS Economics (@RBS_Economics) April 18, 2015
Creative destruction in popular consumer goods
06 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in applied welfare economics, economic history, entrepreneurship, technological progress Tags: capitalism and freedom, creative destruction, entrepreneurial alertness, living standards
Paul Samuelson on the acceptance of the efficient markets hypothesis by Wall Street
04 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
The rise and fall of cosmetic surgery
03 Jul 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of information, economics of media and culture, gender Tags: cosmetic surgery, creative destruction, entrepreneurial alertness
The rise and fall of cosmetic surgeries in the US: samuelwbennett.com/health/the-ris… #dataviz http://t.co/X4IaBgiFtT—
Randy Olson (@randal_olson) March 01, 2015
Adoption of new technology since 1900 in the US
30 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, entrepreneurship Tags: creative destruction, entrepreneurial alertness, technology diffusion
Adoption of new technology since 1900 in the US
(via: bit.ly/19wkABd) http://t.co/cG9HIWgAg9—
Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) May 28, 2015
Kids Create Cafeteria Black Market To Bypass Food Nannies
30 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of crime, economics of education, economics of regulation, entrepreneurship, health economics, industrial organisation, law and economics, survivor principle Tags: black markets, economics of prohibition, entrepreneurial alertness, food, nanny state, police, The fatal conceit, unintended consequences
A great incentive to donate blood in Sweden
30 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in health economics, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: blood donors, entrepreneurial alertness
In Stockholm, blood donors get a text when they’ve saved a life citymetric.com/horizons/stock… http://t.co/JIPXFfKtbM—
(@CityMetric) June 29, 2015
Facebook is now worth more than Wal-Mart
25 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, financial economics, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: creative destruction, entrepreneurial alertness, Facebook, Walmart
Facebook is now worth more than Walmart
buff.ly/1fuvV7V h/t @DKThomp
$FB $WMT buff.ly/1fuvSZB http://t.co/FtIIJP3EGN—
Ninja Economics (@NinjaEconomics) June 22, 2015
The entrepreneurial alertness of the Apollo 11 astronauts
22 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, health and safety, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice Tags: adverse selection, Apollo 11, economics of insurance, entrepreneurial alertness, moon landings, space
Biggest box office successes by profit ratio
21 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, movies, survivor principle Tags: entrepreneurial alertness, markets selection, The meaning of competition
Paranormal Activity earned 3,592x its budget in domestic ticket sales alone. #dataviz
Source: randalolson.com/2014/12/29/the… http://t.co/i6RALzOChI—
Randy Olson (@randal_olson) December 30, 2014
How much are the top speakers paid?
21 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, human capital, labour economics, labour supply Tags: entrepreneurial alertness, superstar wages, superstars, top 1%
Speaking engagements very lucrative secondary career for public figures
statista.com/chart/3525/was… http://t.co/YNuQb51Ekk—
Statista (@StatistaCharts) June 04, 2015
Eugene Fama on what is a bubble
19 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economic history, economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, financial economics Tags: asset price bubbles, dot.com bubble, entrepreneurial alertness, Eugene Fama
Peter Garber on what is an asset price bubble
18 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in entrepreneurship, financial economics, macroeconomics Tags: asset price bubbles, entrepreneurial alertness, The fatal conceit
Creative destruction in legacy media revenues
16 Jun 2015 Leave a comment
in economics of media and culture, entrepreneurship, industrial organisation, survivor principle Tags: creative destruction, economics of advertising, entrepreneurial alertness, legacy media, market selection
The media needs a new formula for paying for news gathering, says @bradwarthen: brook.gs/1JlfWUT http://t.co/QDGti24x1f—
Brookings (@BrookingsInst) May 15, 2015
Utopia, you are standing in it! 
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