Marginal Revolution
Tyler Cowen · 32 korrents · 18 pieces · marginalrevolution.com
New Matt Faherty study of the NSF1 korrent · 17 Oct 2026 · no page here yet
Robert E. Hall, Nobel Laureate1 korrent · 12 Oct 2026 · no page here yet
What should I ask Fuchsia Dunlop?1 korrent · 11 Oct 2026 · no page here yet
Bundesrepublik Deutschland3 korrents · 28 Sept 2026 · no page here yet
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- The Bundesrepublik Deutschland was an amazing and successful society.
- By the 1980s, West Germany had caught up to US living standards, with its provision of public goods sometimes superior.
- Post-unification Germany has made many policy mistakes and lost much former leadership, and much pessimism about it seems justified.
A doomsday scenario for American AI2 korrents · 26 Sept 2026 · no page here yet
Armenia notes2 korrents · 25 Sept 2026 · no page here yet
Banning self-recursive improvement in AI models?1 korrent · 22 Sept 2026 · no page here yet
The economics of cyber risk1 korrent · 16 Sept 2026 · no page here yet
When discussing AI policy, start with China3 korrents · 16 Sept 2026 · no page here yet
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- AI policy discussions should start with China rather than treating it as an afterthought.
- China declined U.S. nuclear-talk proposals in 2023 and broke off meaningful arms control talks.
- AI regulation proposals that do not address China issues specifically and forthrightly should be treated with suspicion.
Does AI assistance enhance or erode expertise?2 korrents · 14 Sept 2026 · no page here yet
A simple model of AI-aided economic growth3 korrents · 13 Sept 2026 · no page here yet
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- In a simple model of AI-aided growth, intelligence and Polanyi knowledge are mostly complements, with fairly limited substitutability in producing output.
- The core prediction is that a huge positive shock to AI-boosted Intelligence increases marginal returns, employment, and real wages in the Polanyi (tacit) knowledge sector.
- In this model, commandeering the Intelligence sector would give much more limited power over society than might appear at first, because necessary complements are lacking.