Infectious disease in the land of the free
Regional and Racial Inequality in Infectious Disease Mortality in U.S. Cities, 1900-1948
James J. Feigenbaum, Christopher Muller, and Elizabeth Wrigley-Field #25345
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Worldly wisdom (in my dreams)
A couple of weeks ago I got this email.
Dear Prof. Gruen,
I’m fifteen years old, I live in Memphis, Tennessee, and I’m very interested in economics. Recently I came across your interview on the Economic Rockstar podcast. I have a blog called Ceteris Numquam Paribus, where I post short interviews with economists such as Dierdre McCloskey, Diane Coyle, and Peter Temin. I was wondering two things:
Evaluation: moving beyond well-meaning fads and towards a new professionalism
Cross-posted at the Mandarin.
Second Brexit referendum questions.
We seem to have a Brexit deal today, which has two important components: free-movement between the UK and the EU ends (no single market) whilst on all matters of trade, the UK indefinitely follows the EU until a new deal is reached (a customs union).
Arise Nicholas Gruen: Economic Rockstar
Yes, it is a little over the top isn’t it?
Anyway, here’s Frank’s interview with me last Friday night.
Economic forecasts: more easy wins going begging
In late June this year CEDA asked me to reprise an earlier presentation I gave to them on forecasting. They also asked for a blog post which I also reproduce below.
Why the US has no chance against China on its own.
The US political establishment is now firmly of the belief that the US is still the world’s dominant superpower, and that they could easily win a cold-war confrontation with China, just like it overwhelmed the Soviet Union with economic firepower. I think the Americans are basically wrong about this.