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← Exposure to competition in tradeable sectors makes those sectors more productive than non-tradable ones.
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Read this korrent: Exposure to competition in tradeable sectors makes those sectors more productive than non-tradable ones.
Exposure to competition in tradeable sectors makes those sectors more productive than non-tradable ones.
Last stated a year ago
29 Apr 2025
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Samuel Hammond — holds since 2025-04-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Technology has made markets less efficient at long horizons rather than more efficient. — tap to centre the map on it
Technology has made markets less efficient at long horizons rather than more efficient.
Last stated 2 years ago
3 Sept 2024
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Cliff Asness — holds since 2024-09-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Industries do not stay competitive markets; over time most settle into a monopoly or, more often, an oligopoly. — tap to centre the map on it
Industries do not stay competitive markets; over time most settle into a monopoly or, more often, an oligopoly.
Last stated 5 years ago
25 Jan 2022
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Marc Andreessen — holds since 2022-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Exchange can make a society nicer as well as richer, because in a market buying is cheaper than stealing — tap to centre the map on it
Exchange can make a society nicer as well as richer, because in a market buying is cheaper than stealing
Last stated 9 years ago
11 Feb 2018
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Steven Pinker — holds since 2018-02-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price. — tap to centre the map on it
A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price.
Last stated a month ago
26 Aug 2026
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Rohit Krishnan — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Scarcity and difficulty of production, not just usefulness, are what let a seller charge more. — tap to centre the map on it
Scarcity and difficulty of production, not just usefulness, are what let a seller charge more.
Last stated 3 months ago
11 Jul 2026
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Justin Jackson — holds since 2026-07-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: What decides a country's fortunes is not owning the leading sector but using the leading technology to create its own comparative advantage. — tap to centre the map on it
What decides a country's fortunes is not owning the leading sector but using the leading technology to create its own comparative advantage.
Last stated 11 months ago
12 Nov 2025
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Satya Nadella — holds since 2025-11-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in.
Last stated 2 years ago
3 Mar 2025
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Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2025-03-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A dominant company's lead in market share compounds over time and becomes harder for competitors to close, especially in technology. — tap to centre the map on it
A dominant company's lead in market share compounds over time and becomes harder for competitors to close, especially in technology.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
22 Sept 2026
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Barry Ritholtz — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI will force a correction in how companies pay for experience once AI-augmented junior employees match the output of far costlier mid-career employees. — tap to centre the map on it
AI will force a correction in how companies pay for experience once AI-augmented junior employees match the output of far costlier mid-career employees.
Last stated 2 months ago
15 Aug 2026
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Harper Reed — holds since 2026-08-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Corner allocations under price ceilings are a distinct source of cross-market misallocation, separate from Harberger quantity loss and within-market misallocation. — tap to centre the map on it
Corner allocations under price ceilings are a distinct source of cross-market misallocation, separate from Harberger quantity loss and within-market misallocation.
Last stated 8 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Alex Tabarrok — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Misallocation, not the aggregate quantity reduction, is the main welfare cost of price controls. — tap to centre the map on it
Misallocation, not the aggregate quantity reduction, is the main welfare cost of price controls.
Last stated 8 months ago
12 Feb 2026
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Alex Tabarrok — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Draconian price controls are among the most ruinous economic policies a government can impose. — tap to centre the map on it
Draconian price controls are among the most ruinous economic policies a government can impose.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
18 Sept 2026
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Scott Sumner — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Samuelson's random-walk analogy for stock prices was mathematical showing-off dressed up as a claim about the real world. — tap to centre the map on it
Samuelson's random-walk analogy for stock prices was mathematical showing-off dressed up as a claim about the real world.
Last stated 3 years ago
30 May 2023
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Andrew Gelman — holds since 2023-05-27 — tap for who they are
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Andrew Gelman — no longer holds since 2023-05-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Stock prices are an unreliable indicator of the economy because they often reflect fads and fantasies. — tap to centre the map on it
Stock prices are an unreliable indicator of the economy because they often reflect fads and fantasies.
Last stated 6 days ago
27 Sept 2026
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Paul Krugman — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Stocks sustained by persistent online attention can stay overpriced for long periods, so overvaluation alone does not imply a near-term correction. — tap to centre the map on it
Stocks sustained by persistent online attention can stay overpriced for long periods, so overvaluation alone does not imply a near-term correction.
Last stated 4 years ago
25 Jul 2022
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Noah Smith — holds since 2022-07-25 — tap for who they are
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Exposure to competition in tradeable sectors makes those sectors more productive than non-tradable ones.
Last stated 29 Apr 2025 · a year ago
Holds Samuel Hammond
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Similar wording
Technology has made markets less efficient at long horizons rather than more efficient.
Last stated 3 Sept 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Cliff Asness
Similar wording
Industries do not stay competitive markets; over time most settle into a monopoly or, more often, an oligopoly.
Last stated 25 Jan 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds Marc Andreessen
Similar wording
Exchange can make a society nicer as well as richer, because in a market buying is cheaper than stealing
Last stated 11 Feb 2018 · 9 years ago
Holds Steven Pinker
Similar wording
A market becomes commodified through fungibility of alternatives, not merely through lower price.
Last stated 26 Aug 2026 · a month ago
Holds Rohit Krishnan
Similar wording
Scarcity and difficulty of production, not just usefulness, are what let a seller charge more.
Last stated 11 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Justin Jackson
Similar wording
What decides a country's fortunes is not owning the leading sector but using the leading technology to create its own comparative advantage.
Last stated 12 Nov 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds Satya Nadella
Same subject: market efficiency
A company that deviates from open standards in its data exports without documenting the deviation creates an artificial vendor lock-in.
Last stated 3 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Tobias Sjösten
Same subject: market efficiency
A dominant company's lead in market share compounds over time and becomes harder for competitors to close, especially in technology.
Last stated 22 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Barry Ritholtz
Same subject: market efficiency
AI will force a correction in how companies pay for experience once AI-augmented junior employees match the output of far costlier mid-career employees.
Last stated 15 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Harper Reed
Same subject: price gouging
Corner allocations under price ceilings are a distinct source of cross-market misallocation, separate from Harberger quantity loss and within-market misallocation.
Last stated 12 Feb 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Alex Tabarrok
Same subject: price gouging
Misallocation, not the aggregate quantity reduction, is the main welfare cost of price controls.
Last stated 12 Feb 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Alex Tabarrok
Same subject: price gouging
Draconian price controls are among the most ruinous economic policies a government can impose.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Scott Sumner
Same subject: stock market
Samuelson's random-walk analogy for stock prices was mathematical showing-off dressed up as a claim about the real world.
Last stated 30 May 2023 · 3 years ago
No longer holds Andrew Gelman
Same subject: stock market
Stock prices are an unreliable indicator of the economy because they often reflect fads and fantasies.
Last stated 27 Sept 2026 · 6 days ago
Holds Paul Krugman
Same subject: stock market
Stocks sustained by persistent online attention can stay overpriced for long periods, so overvaluation alone does not imply a near-term correction.
Last stated 25 Jul 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Noah Smith