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19 Feb 2025
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Bryan Caplan — holds since 2025-02-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Among the leading candidates for greatest economist of all time, Adam Smith was analytically the weakest, save perhaps Malthus. — tap to centre the map on it Among the leading candidates for greatest economist of all time, Adam Smith was analytically the weakest, save perhaps Malthus. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Oct 2023
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An inability to see the viewpoints of people unlike oneself is a genuine weakness in a social scientist, not merely a separate moral failing. — tap to centre the map on it An inability to see the viewpoints of people unlike oneself is a genuine weakness in a social scientist, not merely a separate moral failing. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Oct 2023
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Development economists can contribute far less to a poor country’s growth policy in real time than either they or their critics assume. — tap to centre the map on it Development economists can contribute far less to a poor country’s growth policy in real time than either they or their critics assume. Last stated 4 months ago
6 May 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-05-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Hayek's three best economics articles surpass the three best articles from any other economist. — tap to centre the map on it Hayek's three best economics articles surpass the three best articles from any other economist. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Oct 2023
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Individual economists' forecasts about AI and the labour market are close to worthless, and aggregated forecasts from prediction markets should replace them. — tap to centre the map on it Individual economists' forecasts about AI and the labour market are close to worthless, and aggregated forecasts from prediction markets should replace them. Last stated 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is better for researchers to study something knowable than something unknowable, even when the knowable question matters less. — tap to centre the map on it It is better for researchers to study something knowable than something unknowable, even when the knowable question matters less. Last stated 4 months ago
6 May 2026
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Noah Smith — holds since 2026-05-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: John Maynard Keynes is best understood as a British aesthete rationalist who did economics in his spare time, not primarily as an economist. — tap to centre the map on it John Maynard Keynes is best understood as a British aesthete rationalist who did economics in his spare time, not primarily as an economist. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Oct 2023
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Milton Friedman was the best economist among the plausible candidates for greatest economist of all time. — tap to centre the map on it Milton Friedman was the best economist among the plausible candidates for greatest economist of all time. Last stated 3 years ago
1 Oct 2023
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Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction. — tap to centre the map on it A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction. Last stated 3 years ago
2 Sept 2023
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Raph Koster — holds since 2023-09-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured. — tap to centre the map on it A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured. Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
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Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A worked example whose scaffolding is progressively removed teaches faster than making a child figure the problem out unaided. — tap to centre the map on it A worked example whose scaffolding is progressively removed teaches faster than making a child figure the problem out unaided. Last stated a week ago
31 Aug 2026
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Joe Liemandt — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The main function of education is signalling rather than building skill, so subsidising it mostly inflates credentials. — tap to centre the map on it The main function of education is signalling rather than building skill, so subsidising it mostly inflates credentials. Last stated 2 years ago
19 Feb 2025
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Bryan Caplan — holds since 2025-02-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost. — tap to centre the map on it A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost. Last stated 5 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cash welfare benefits contributed at least somewhat to the inflation of 2021-2022. — tap to centre the map on it Cash welfare benefits contributed at least somewhat to the inflation of 2021-2022. Last stated 4 years ago
25 Jul 2022
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Noah Smith — holds since 2022-07-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Cheap intelligence does not make agency cheap, and these tools may mostly compound the advantage of people who already have the skill, taste, money and time. — tap to centre the map on it Cheap intelligence does not make agency cheap, and these tools may mostly compound the advantage of people who already have the skill, taste, money and time. Last stated 4 weeks ago
14 Aug 2026
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Sunil Pai — holds since 2026-08-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In making products, taste is not a matter of opinion but a sense of sophistication, learned by making something real rather than at school. — tap to centre the map on it In making products, taste is not a matter of opinion but a sense of sophistication, learned by making something real rather than at school. Last stated 17 years ago
12 Feb 2010
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Karri Saarinen — holds since 2010-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. — tap to centre the map on it A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on. Last stated a month ago
6 Aug 2026
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George Saunders — holds since 2026-08-06 — tap for who they are
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College is not a good career investment for most of the population.
Holds BC Bryan CaplanRead this korrent →
Among the leading candidates for greatest economist of all time, Adam Smith was analytically the weakest, save perhaps Malthus.
Holds TC Tyler Cowen
An inability to see the viewpoints of people unlike oneself is a genuine weakness in a social scientist, not merely a separate moral failing.
Holds TC Tyler Cowen
Development economists can contribute far less to a poor country’s growth policy in real time than either they or their critics assume.
Holds
Hayek's three best economics articles surpass the three best articles from any other economist.
Holds TC Tyler Cowen
Individual economists' forecasts about AI and the labour market are close to worthless, and aggregated forecasts from prediction markets should replace them.
Holds AI Alex Imas
It is better for researchers to study something knowable than something unknowable, even when the knowable question matters less.
Holds
John Maynard Keynes is best understood as a British aesthete rationalist who did economics in his spare time, not primarily as an economist.
Holds TC Tyler Cowen
Milton Friedman was the best economist among the plausible candidates for greatest economist of all time.
Holds TC Tyler Cowen
A puzzle whose categories can only be seen by the broadly educated is elitist by construction.
Holds RK Raph Koster
A school should be judged on how fast its students are learning, not on how much they already know when measured.
Holds JL Joe Liemandt
A worked example whose scaffolding is progressively removed teaches faster than making a child figure the problem out unaided.
Holds JL Joe Liemandt
The main function of education is signalling rather than building skill, so subsidising it mostly inflates credentials.
Holds BC Bryan Caplan
A company's staff-engineer bar should be set against the best companies in the industry rather than against its own history, which is what makes title inflation a real cost.
Holds TP Thuan Pham
Cash welfare benefits contributed at least somewhat to the inflation of 2021-2022.
Holds
Cheap intelligence does not make agency cheap, and these tools may mostly compound the advantage of people who already have the skill, taste, money and time.
Holds
In making products, taste is not a matter of opinion but a sense of sophistication, learned by making something real rather than at school.
Holds KS Karri Saarinen
A first draft should not be graded good or bad; it is only the material that taste then gets to act on.
Holds GS George Saunders