Garett Jones
@GarettJones
Professor of Economics, George Mason University. Chief Economist, @bluechip_org. Wrote the Singapore Trilogy, @stanfordpress. Went to the Louvre on a Tuesday.
"This is not just my view. It is also the argument made by the American economist Garett Jones in his book, The Culture Transplant, in which he assembles evidence to show how deep-rooted norms.. are often retained by migrants and passed down, long after their original migration."
We've all been here 😂 Which one is most relatable?
Delaware motto:
Superman just as excellent the second time. Many small details, no spoilers now but it is a complete film.
Superman just as excellent the second time. Many small details, no spoilers now but it is a complete film.
One should discuss the topic, but I agree that it's a messy subject with near-tautologies in many explanations.
Dwarkesh wisely illustrates an key problem in social science: It's almost impossible to have a candid discussion about why some countries economically succeed and others fail, beyond near-tautologies like "productivity" and "institutions." Perhaps best to not discuss the topic.
2021 Emergent Ventures winner "Kyle Schiller, to study possibilities for nuclear fusion". 2025 see below. Other than Peter Theil does anyone have a better track record in picking winners than @tylercowen?
Dwarkesh wisely illustrates an key problem in social science: It's almost impossible to have a candid discussion about why some countries economically succeed and others fail, beyond near-tautologies like "productivity" and "institutions." Perhaps best to not discuss the topic.
One thing I tried to push Stephen Kotkin on: Okay, you say that China saw decades of double-digit growth not thanks to the CCP, but because of the hard work and entrepreneurialism of the Chinese people. But India also has lots of hard working entrepreneurial people. Why does…
True in many other places. Random migration policies are dumb.
The economic value of the H-1B program could be increased by 88% without changing the number of visas if we stopped giving them away at random.
July 20, 1969. “Contact light, engine stop.” The Apollo 11 lunar module Eagle touched down at Tranquility Base on the Moon. A few hours later, Neil Armstrong and I stepped foot on the Moon, with Michael Collins orbiting close-by. An achievement resulting from years of…
Worker-owned cooperatives are not only permitted, but subsidized in most jurisdictions through favorable tax and regulatory treatment. That so few exist suggests that they perform poorly in most cases.
It's good to see some reasonable people standing up to defend against the hypothethical abolishment of the system that has ruled our lives for centuries. What a horror it would be for workers to have conttol of their labor instead of billionaires. Must keep you up nights.
I think they could manage shoelaces but they struggle with the challenges of aging. Probably have help with the farm at this point. I see the Kents as humble, good, gentle people who love their adopted son. I love how they are written.
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I was aware that Paul Douglas, who co invented the Douglas-Cobb production function was a Senator — I did _not_ know that he enlisted in the Marines at age 50 in WW2, requested combat duty, and won two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star
Most recruits are 21 when they step onto Parris Island. Paul Douglas was 50. A professor, politician, and patriot, Douglas left behindb a life of comfort in 1942 to enlist in the Marine Corps-becoming the oldest recruit in Parris Island history. From enduring boot camp without…
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In the first episode of Bluechip Dialogues, sponsored by @bluechip_org, @tylercowen talks with me about the promise of stablecoins, why some frothy financial innovation is a part of a good system, and where @paulkrugman errs in his stablecoin views. Also at @spotify and @YouTube…
For example, it's not exactly a secret that Feynman's third marriage was open. Or that Oppenheimer seduced many of his colleagues' wives. But it wasn't their job to present to the world as steady handed business leaders, nor did they stake their authority on some kind of appeal…
He's a hired CEO, his main job is to not seem like an idiot. Integrity etc is important but further down the list. Plenty of people have <100% monogamous relationships, humans are lightly evolved monkeys, mostly with surprisingly little drama. But if you're a professional…
theres a strange american psychosis when it comes to “powerful men” cheating (note: very little of the ire is directed against the HR woman) why exactly should someone’s professional life be affected by an affair? its not even a puritanical instinct, but something else entirely
In the first episode of Bluechip Dialogues, sponsored by @bluechip_org, @tylercowen talks with me about the promise of stablecoins, why some frothy financial innovation is a part of a good system, and where @paulkrugman errs in his stablecoin views. Also at @spotify and @YouTube…
My colleague @tylercowen on the importance of tolerating "froth" in an innovative financial system. From the first episode of Bluechip Dialogues hosted by us at @bluechip_org, the stablecoin rating agency. Full episode Monday at 8am here on X and wherever you get podcasts!
You can almostly perfectly predict a country's position on joint debt issuance in the Eurozone with one variable: their debt/gdp ratio. That's pretty telling.
Three years on this boat and I’ve not once plugged into shore power, used the inverter, or any of the AC wiring. That’s a lot of 10 gauge tinned wire already optimally routed. Just thinking out loud here. Reasons to keep AC outlets?