Joshua Angrist GS '89 was awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics. He won half of the prize jointly with Guido Imbens "for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships."
Angrist, along with David Card GS '83, who won the other half of the prize, was one of the five Princeton affiliates to be awarded a Nobel Prize this year, a record-high number in the University's history.
Socialist economics | Boothbay Register
Socialist economics 101: Flood the population with money, easiest way is with stimulus checks. This will create a spending spree and with inflation it will give companies huge windfall profits. With these profits the stock market soars (everyone is happy).
The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak's budget: more politics than economics | Editorial | The Guardian
Increasing government expenditure is necessary, but this temporary hike won't be enough. Local councils will see a sharp rise in funding next year, but this is inexplicably frozen in the following two years.
The economics of the climate | The Economist
I F DELEGATES TO the Glasgow COP fancy a day out, they could do worse than take a 50-minute train journey to Wemyss Bay and a 35-minute ferry journey across the Firth of Clyde to Rothesay on the Isle of Bute.
The first cotton mill in Rothesay opened in 1779, using the water that flowed out of Loch Fad to power a new type of spinning machine which was transforming the textile industry: Richard Arkwright's water frame. But the stream proved fickle and underpowered.
Investor Chris Sacca: 'Sheer economics' driving climate tech frenzy | Greenbiz
Much digital ink has been spilled analyzing why everyone is so hot and bothered by climate tech. And that's actually one reason: It's hotter, and it's bothering more people. Actually, bothering is too mild of a term.
Another big thing is tipping in climate tech's favor. The "sheer economics" are also impossible to ignore.
Australia's exports to China are jumping despite their trade fight
China has been buying more goods from Australia this year even as their trade spat shows no signs of abating.
The value of Australia's exports to China has jumped 24% from a year ago, to reach over $180 billion Australian dollars ($135 billion) as of the latest August data, according to research firm Oxford Economics.
‘The Wonder Years’ And ‘Home Economics’ Get Full Season Order From ABC
ABC has picked up more episodes of its rookie The Wonder Years revival and sophomore comedy Home Economics . Each received a nine-episode back order, bringing their pickups to full-season 22 episodes.
Home Economics was a midseason entry ; its seven-episode first season premiered in April, and it was renewed in May . New broadcast shows that launch in midseason traditionally get a partial, 13-episode Season 2 renewal, which is followed by a back order if they do well.
A Nobel Prize in (Sports?) Economics
The Nobel Prize in Economics—well, technically, the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (it's a long story…)—is generally awarded to scholars way above the paygrade of those of us studying the economics of sports.
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FUN FACT: In 2015, #Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto was nominated for a Nobel Price in Economics sciences WatcherGuru (from Texas, USA) Mon Oct 25 14:59:53 +0000 2021
Protecting the planet? no surprise. Maybe these guys could have watched Nordhaus's Nobel Prize economics lecture… https://t.co/w7WlVmkQoe ProfPCDoherty (from Melbourne and Memphis) Thu Oct 21 07:11:11 +0000 2021
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