Sunday, February 27, 2022

Wrap Up for February 2022

"plants protect their most essential genes"

Unilateral debt forgiveness is not a good idea.

Imagine stable real world velocity.

Will wage growth increase too much? It's a trend which does not appear to be slowing. Plus, some are starting their own businesses.

There's a backlog for solar additions to our electrical grids.

Our educational institutions are becoming more fragile. But what might ultimately take their place?

Russia doesn't need Europe's gas market. 

A century from now, how will people explain the forces which pulled the world apart in our era?

The January jobs report is more complicated than usual.

How has labour force participation evolved by race?

"The Puzzle of Falling US Birth Rates since the Great Recession"

Putting ownership into the hands of everyday people.

Sanctions as an economic weapon. This is a review by Adam Tooze, of a new book from Nick Mulder which explains the role of sanctions during the interwar period.

Preschool is hardly the panacea it once seemed.

It's not just gasoline or used cars which are responsible for the current inflation level. However, only recently has production started to recover.

Bitcoin mining as a solution for the (otherwise) lost energy of gas flares.

Los Angeles is gradually adjusting to climate change.

What might sanctions on Russia mean for the availability of palladium?

Plenty of Democrats aren't ready to meaningfully tax six figure incomes.

At home care brings the hospital to the patient's living room.

There is no longer room for the political center in either party.

How important is meritocracy to a country's success?

An expanded Russia would also mean a diminished NATO.

"I see at least three reasons for the Fed's policy mistake." And, The Fed needs a simpler mandate for monetary policy.

Services pricing affects inflation trends even more than goods pricing. In particular the Fed is probably worried about the pace of nominal income.

"Unfinished business"

Hard to believe Bryan Caplan is leaving Econlog after all these years. 

Noah Smith interviews Emi Nakamura.

There's plenty of disagreement when it comes to expectations about macroeconomic outcomes.

Energy needs made it difficult to impose significant sanctions. (Matthew Klein)

The American Medical Association is split regarding healthcare access.

How can the broken housing systems in the U.S. be repaired?

An explanation of correspondent banking as a sanctions tool.

What will happen to wheat prices?

Consumer patterns have shifted since the pandemic.

Until now, Article 5 has only been invoked for the attacks of 9/11.

Why didn't the West act sooner?

Some explanation for the more recent sanctions.

Has Putin lost touch with reality?

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