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innovation 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 Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: When an economic phenomenon is regionally concentrated, studying it at too fine a geographic scale risks analyzing it at the wrong level of aggregation. When an economic phenomenon is regionally concentrated, studying it at too fine a geographic scale risks analyzing it at the wrong level of aggregation. Last stated 4 years ago
2 Aug 2022
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Davis Kedrosky — holds since 2022-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Comparative policy analysis should be done at the level of sovereign countries, not provinces or regions within them. — tap to centre the map on it Comparative policy analysis should be done at the level of sovereign countries, not provinces or regions within them. Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Alon Levy — holds since 2026-09-01 — 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 yields backfire and end up increasing farmland is much weaker than the literature assumes. Last stated 3 years ago
13 Mar 2024
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Linus Blomqvist — holds since 2024-03-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A declining manufacturing share of GDP as an economy matures reflects economic success rather than decline. — tap to centre the map on it A declining manufacturing share of GDP as an economy matures reflects economic success rather than decline. Last stated 11 months ago
23 Nov 2025
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Andrew Batson — holds since 2025-11-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being a rich or efficient agrarian economy is not what produces an industrial revolution, or one would have happened much earlier and somewhere other than Europe. — tap to centre the map on it Being a rich or efficient agrarian economy is not what produces an industrial revolution, or one would have happened much earlier and somewhere other than Europe. Last stated 4 years ago
26 Aug 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: All thinkers are shaped indelibly by the region they grew up in. — tap to centre the map on it All thinkers are shaped indelibly by the region they grew up in. 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: Nobody should take on a concentrated, illiquid asset that is correlated with their main source of income, because that same risk is why outsized rewards exist in the first place. — tap to centre the map on it Nobody should take on a concentrated, illiquid asset that is correlated with their main source of income, because that same risk is why outsized rewards exist in the first place. Last stated 4 weeks ago
22 Sept 2026
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Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-09-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A sophisticated economy cannot be centrally planned, because planning removes the price signal that carries information about demand. — tap to centre the map on it A sophisticated economy cannot be centrally planned, because planning removes the price signal that carries information about demand. Last stated a year ago
2 Sept 2025
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Benedict Evans — holds since 2025-09-02 — 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 doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. — tap to centre the map on it A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work. Last stated 2 months ago
7 Aug 2026
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Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. — tap to centre the map on it A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done. Last stated 5 years ago
28 Jan 2022
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Bret Devereaux — holds since 2022-01-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. — tap to centre the map on it A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it. Last stated a year ago
10 Sept 2025
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Ursula von der Leyen — holds since 2025-09-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: America is a vastly richer country than Europe — tap to centre the map on it America is a vastly richer country than Europe Last stated 10 months ago
9 Dec 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-12-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Bandera is a symbol of resistance to Soviet occupation for a fight he could not have led, because he was not in Ukraine at the time. — tap to centre the map on it Bandera is a symbol of resistance to Soviet occupation for a fight he could not have led, because he was not in Ukraine at the time. Last stated 3 years ago
4 Mar 2024
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Serhii Plokhy — holds since 2024-03-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Britain alone in Europe needed no large standing army, because a competent navy meant no army could ever reach its shores. — tap to centre the map on it Britain alone in Europe needed no large standing army, because a competent navy meant no army could ever reach its shores. Last stated 4 months ago
9 Jun 2026
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Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Europe is weak spiritually and militarily in the face of Russia — tap to centre the map on it Europe is weak spiritually and militarily in the face of Russia Last stated 2 years ago
19 Feb 2025
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-02-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: NATO expansion into Ukraine was the principal cause of the war, which makes the West principally responsible for it. — tap to centre the map on it NATO expansion into Ukraine was the principal cause of the war, which makes the West principally responsible for it. Last stated 3 years ago
17 Nov 2023
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John Mearsheimer — holds since 2023-11-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: NATO was the justification for the invasion of Ukraine and not its cause: if it were the real concern, half the Russian army would have moved to the new Finnish border. — tap to centre the map on it NATO was the justification for the invasion of Ukraine and not its cause: if it were the real concern, half the Russian army would have moved to the new Finnish border. Last stated 3 years ago
4 Mar 2024
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Serhii Plokhy — holds since 2024-03-04 — tap for who they are
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When an economic phenomenon is regionally concentrated, studying it at too fine a geographic scale risks analyzing it at the wrong level of aggregation.
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Comparative policy analysis should be done at the level of sovereign countries, not provinces or regions within them.
Holds
The claim that higher yields backfire and end up increasing farmland is much weaker than the literature assumes.
Holds
A declining manufacturing share of GDP as an economy matures reflects economic success rather than decline.
Holds
Being a rich or efficient agrarian economy is not what produces an industrial revolution, or one would have happened much earlier and somewhere other than Europe.
Holds
All thinkers are shaped indelibly by the region they grew up in.
Holds
Nobody should take on a concentrated, illiquid asset that is correlated with their main source of income, because that same risk is why outsized rewards exist in the first place.
Holds
A sophisticated economy cannot be centrally planned, because planning removes the price signal that carries information about demand.
Holds
What decides a country's fortunes is not owning the leading sector but using the leading technology to create its own comparative advantage.
Holds
A company doing something at the edge of the Overton window has to hold two cultures at once — the true believers and the serious professionals who think they are crazy — and integrating them is what makes it work.
Holds
A heavily centralised state is the most fragile kind: when Rome’s centre failed, its successors were left without the resources or administration to do what it had done.
Holds
A new world order based on raw power is being drawn right now, and Europe has to fight for its place in it.
Holds
America is a vastly richer country than Europe
Holds
Bandera is a symbol of resistance to Soviet occupation for a fight he could not have led, because he was not in Ukraine at the time.
Holds
Britain alone in Europe needed no large standing army, because a competent navy meant no army could ever reach its shores.
Holds
Europe is weak spiritually and militarily in the face of Russia
Holds
NATO expansion into Ukraine was the principal cause of the war, which makes the West principally responsible for it.
Holds
NATO was the justification for the invasion of Ukraine and not its cause: if it were the real concern, half the Russian army would have moved to the new Finnish border.
Holds