Like many who spend their lives in the ivory tower, I enjoy academic satires. That includes Richard Russo’s novel Straight Man, the movie Wonder Boys, the TV show The Chair, and many books by David Lodge.
The most recent is Julie Schumacher’s Dear Committee Members, written as a series of recommendation letters from an increasingly cantankerous creative writing professor. Highly recommended for those who like this genre. For me, it was a great way to end the summer, as I prepare for my first class on Tuesday.
Marginal Returns to Public Universities
From Jack Mountjoy, forthcoming in the QJE: This paper studies the returns to enrolling in American public universities by comparing...
Rent Control Creates Ghost Apartments
Adam Lehodey writing at City Journal: In New York City, making a profit on real estate has become increasingly difficult....
Greg Mankiw’s Blog: Principles of Economics, 11e
About Me Name: Greg Mankiw Location: United States I am the Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University....
AI is everywhere but in the productivity statistics…
These people are saying it is there too. Though I am not quite sure what they (or anyone, for that...
