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government Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: What broke the Malthusian trap was that productivity growth raised the price of bringing a child to adulthood. What broke the Malthusian trap was that productivity growth raised the price of bringing a child to adulthood. Last stated 4 years ago
11 Oct 2022
DV
Dietrich Vollrath — holds since 2022-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Before about 1870 every burst of productivity growth was eaten by a burst of population growth, leaving living standards where they were. — tap to centre the map on it Before about 1870 every burst of productivity growth was eaten by a burst of population growth, leaving living standards where they were. Last stated 4 years ago
11 Oct 2022
DV
Dietrich Vollrath — holds since 2022-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Sustained growth in living standards required productivity to accelerate and population growth to fall at the same time. — tap to centre the map on it Sustained growth in living standards required productivity to accelerate and population growth to fall at the same time. Last stated 4 years ago
11 Oct 2022
DV
Dietrich Vollrath — holds since 2022-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Something is broken in how people pair up in the West, and that shortage of couples and marriages, not money, is why there are too few children. — tap to centre the map on it Something is broken in how people pair up in the West, and that shortage of couples and marriages, not money, is why there are too few children. Last stated 11 months ago
14 Oct 2025
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Alice Evans — holds since 2024-11-01 — tap for who they are
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-07-12 — tap for who they are
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Lyman Stone — holds since 2025-10-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The research lab, the corporation and globalisation could not have produced sustained growth without the fall in fertility beside them. — tap to centre the map on it The research lab, the corporation and globalisation could not have produced sustained growth without the fall in fertility beside them. Last stated 4 years ago
11 Oct 2022
DV
Dietrich Vollrath — holds since 2022-10-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. — tap to centre the map on it A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate. Last stated 2 weeks ago
26 Aug 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America treats its inability to build and to admit skilled migrants as mysteries to be endured rather than problems to be solved. — tap to centre the map on it America treats its inability to build and to admit skilled migrants as mysteries to be endured rather than problems to be solved. Last stated 3 years ago
23 Jan 2024
DW
Dan Wang — holds since 2024-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Anti-immigration parties gain ground by generating fear, not by winning the argument about what immigration does. — tap to centre the map on it Anti-immigration parties gain ground by generating fear, not by winning the argument about what immigration does. Last stated 3 years ago
29 Nov 2023
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Lant Pritchett — holds since 2023-11-29 — 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
NS
Noah Smith — holds since 2022-07-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Central bank purchases of government bonds are not bailouts and do not automatically cause inflation, since they only change the composition of the consolidated government's liabilities, not their total. — tap to centre the map on it Central bank purchases of government bonds are not bailouts and do not automatically cause inflation, since they only change the composition of the consolidated government's liabilities, not their total. Last stated 4 years ago
1 Jun 2022
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Olivier Blanchard — holds since 2022-06-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it. — tap to centre the map on it A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it. Last stated 3 months ago
18 Jun 2026
LT
Lip-Bu Tan — holds since 2026-06-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: American shipyards are unproductive rather than expensive: their workers are paid about what Korean and Japanese shipyard workers are paid. — tap to centre the map on it American shipyards are unproductive rather than expensive: their workers are paid about what Korean and Japanese shipyard workers are paid. Last stated 3 years ago
3 Jan 2024
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Austin Vernon — holds since 2024-01-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Commercial shipbuilding keeps moving to whichever country has the cheapest labour, and America has never been that country. — tap to centre the map on it Commercial shipbuilding keeps moving to whichever country has the cheapest labour, and America has never been that country. Last stated 2 years ago
5 Sept 2024
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Brian Potter — holds since 2024-09-05 — tap for who they are
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What broke the Malthusian trap was that productivity growth raised the price of bringing a child to adulthood.
Holds DV Dietrich VollrathRead this korrent →
Before about 1870 every burst of productivity growth was eaten by a burst of population growth, leaving living standards where they were.
Holds DV Dietrich Vollrath
Sustained growth in living standards required productivity to accelerate and population growth to fall at the same time.
Holds DV Dietrich Vollrath
Something is broken in how people pair up in the West, and that shortage of couples and marriages, not money, is why there are too few children.
Holds AE Alice EvansLS Lyman Stone
The research lab, the corporation and globalisation could not have produced sustained growth without the fall in fertility beside them.
Holds DV Dietrich Vollrath
A country benefits from immigration in proportion to whether the people arriving are net contributors who assimilate.
Holds
America treats its inability to build and to admit skilled migrants as mysteries to be endured rather than problems to be solved.
Holds DW Dan Wang
Anti-immigration parties gain ground by generating fear, not by winning the argument about what immigration does.
Holds LP Lant Pritchett
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
Central bank purchases of government bonds are not bailouts and do not automatically cause inflation, since they only change the composition of the consolidated government's liabilities, not their total.
Holds
A government taking a stake in its chipmaker is ordinary infrastructure policy — Taiwan, Japan and Singapore all did it.
Holds LT Lip-Bu Tan
American shipyards are unproductive rather than expensive: their workers are paid about what Korean and Japanese shipyard workers are paid.
Holds AV Austin Vernon
Commercial shipbuilding keeps moving to whichever country has the cheapest labour, and America has never been that country.
Holds BP Brian Potter