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Everything filed under economists economists Everything filed under capitalism capitalism Everything filed under China China Everything filed under sustainability sustainability Everything filed under market efficiency market efficiency Everything filed under government government Everything filed under fiscal policy fiscal policy Everything filed under humility humility Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Two-sided marketplaces show that not all economically relevant knowledge is local, contrary to Hayek's calculation argument. Two-sided marketplaces show that not alleconomically relevant knowledge is local,contrary to Hayek's calculation argument. Last stated 3 months ago 12 Jul 2026 BS Balaji Srinivasan — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A market economy rewards putting land under campsites and horse liveries rather than under food, and that is the wrong thing to reward. — tap to centre the map on it A market economy rewards puttingland under campsites and horseliveries rather than under food, andthat is the wrong thing to reward. Last stated 3 years ago 9 Dec 2023 CS Chris Smaje — holds since 2023-12-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Differences between the public's and economists' economic views do not solely reflect economists' self-serving bias. — tap to centre the map on it Differences between the public's andeconomists' economic views do notsolely reflect economists'self-serving bias. Last stated 25 years ago 1 Apr 2002 BC Bryan Caplan — holds since 2002-04-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: You can be contrarian and usually right by finding and resolving conflicts between the consensus results of different fields — tap to centre the map on it You can be contrarian and usuallyright by finding and resolvingconflicts between the consensusresults of different fields Last stated 2 months ago 5 Aug 2026 RH Robin Hanson — holds since 2026-08-05 — tap for who they are Same subject: America cannot simply copy China's manufacturing methods, because which technology is correct depends on the local price of labour. — tap to centre the map on it America cannot simply copy China'smanufacturing methods, because whichtechnology is correct depends on thelocal price of labour. Last stated 8 months ago 12 Feb 2026 AV Austin Vernon — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: The claim that higher yields backfire and end up increasing farmland is much weaker than the literature assumes. — tap to centre the map on it The claim that higher yieldsbackfire and end up increasingfarmland is much weaker than theliterature assumes. Last stated 3 years ago 13 Mar 2024 LB Linus Blomqvist — holds since 2024-03-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: The market place of ideas isn't perfectly efficient or perfectly rational — tap to centre the map on it The market place of ideas isn'tperfectly efficient or perfectlyrational Last stated 2 years ago 8 Jun 2024 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-06-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Both markets and states are spontaneous orders, not just the state as constructed 'taxis' versus the market as 'cosmos'. — tap to centre the map on it Both markets and states arespontaneous orders, not just thestate as constructed 'taxis' versusthe market as 'cosmos'. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Oct 2023 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Local self-provisioning cannot feed the world, because most people do not live within reach of enough fertile land. — tap to centre the map on it Local self-provisioning cannot feedthe world, because most people donot live within reach of enoughfertile land. Last stated 3 years ago 4 Oct 2023 GM George Monbiot — holds since 2023-10-04 — 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 forgreatest economist of all time, AdamSmith was analytically the weakest,save perhaps Malthus. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Oct 2023 TC 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 viewpointsof people unlike oneself is agenuine weakness in a socialscientist, not merely a separatemoral failing. Last stated 3 years ago 1 Oct 2023 TC Tyler Cowen — holds since 2023-10-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Aspiring economists should take as many math and statistics courses as they can stomach — tap to centre the map on it Aspiring economists should take asmany math and statistics courses asthey can stomach Last stated 20 years ago 23 May 2006 GM Greg Mankiw — holds since 2006-05-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: Friedman's universal minimum income went nowhere precisely because it was pure and free of moral judgment, which made it beautiful and politically impossible. — tap to centre the map on it Friedman's universal minimum incomewent nowhere precisely because itwas pure and free of moral judgment,which made it beautiful andpolitically impossible. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jan 2025 JB Jennifer Burns — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: Milton Friedman would have backed the first rounds of coronavirus relief, because he treated an emergency as a category where his ordinary rules were suspended. — tap to centre the map on it Milton Friedman would have backedthe first rounds of coronavirusrelief, because he treated anemergency as a category where hisordinary rules were suspended. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jan 2025 JB Jennifer Burns — holds since 2025-01-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country should raise revenue by tariffing foreign countries rather than by taxing its own citizens. — tap to centre the map on it A country should raise revenue bytariffing foreign countries ratherthan by taxing its own citizens. Last stated 2 years ago 20 Jan 2025 DT Donald Trump — holds since 2025-01-20 — 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 cancontribute far less to a poorcountry’s growth policy in real timethan either they or their criticsassume. Last stated 5 months ago 6 May 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-05-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: Letting people follow their own interests is desirable because no one can predict where they will come out — tap to centre the map on it Letting people follow their owninterests is desirable because noone can predict where they will comeout MF Milton Friedman — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO grading themselves a failure for their mistakes does not help; every CEO makes thousands of mistakes — tap to centre the map on it A CEO grading themselves a failurefor their mistakes does not help;every CEO makes thousands ofmistakes Last stated 14 years ago 15 Jun 2012 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2012-06-15 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Two-sided marketplaces show that not all economically relevant knowledge is local, contrary to Hayek's calculation argument. Last stated 12 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago Holds Balaji Srinivasan Read this korrent →