cc Noah Smith 🐇

Available online: "Law and economics of indigenous and ethnic minorities: Introduction" in European Journal of Law and Economics. This is the introductory paper for a symposium series. All papers for this symposium are available online. link.springer.com/article/10.100…

My #TaxExtensions plan would raise $431 Billion. Build your own: crfb.org/build-your-own… CRFB.org

George Mason Students: Are you looking to stay on track with your degree this summer while learning about some of the biggest forces that have shaped the modern world? Then consider enrolling in Econ 365: Topics in Economic History. The class will run online and asynchronously

reminded of Garett Jones advice to “start with getting the order of magnitude right” when dealing with estimates or deriving results from first principles

Reverse-Goodhart strategy in response to AI-diffusion in higher ed from Cameron Harwick 👾🏛 • Remove stakes from the signal that are open to cheating & make homework optional • Raise the stakes of exams • Stake out assessments of discipline & agency cameronharwick.com/writing/the-un…

Some personal/professional news: I am excited to be joining Penn Economics Department and Penn's Exchange as a Postdoc in Fall 2025!

🔊The programs are now available! First day: graduate workshop. Next day, in addition to the keynote by Barry Eichengreen, we'll have presentations by Sabrina Di Addario, Yuzuru Kumon, Guilherme Lambais, Kıvanç Karaman, James Fenske, Xizi Luo, Pim de Zwart, Omer Moav, & Meng Wu!👇

Were medieval guilds inefficient cartels stifling innovation? The standard story is yes. Josh Hendrickson explains why this could be wrong economicforces.xyz/p/price-theory…