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Marginal Revolution on the Male/Female Math Gap

Alex Tabarrok over at Marginal Revolution has an interesting post on media coverage of the recent Science paper that argued against gender differences in math test scores. Tabarrok says that…



A Not-So-Marginal Revolution

A couple days ago, Levitt wrote on this blog that Tyler Cowen, half of the dynamic Marginal Revolution duo (along with Alex Tabarrok), will start writing a monthly economics column…



Marginal Revolution goes old school

Tyler Cowen of the economics blog MarginalRevolution is going to be taking over a spot in the rotation in the “Economics Scene” column of the business section of the New…



Announcing a New (Online Economics) University

Wowie kazowie! The Marginal Revolution blog, whose excellence is routinely noted on this blog, is launching a free, online Marginal Revolution University (MRU). From the announcement: We think education should…



It’s On!

Freakonomics versus Marginal Revolution in a caption-that-photo contest….





3D Printers for Everyone?

…continue to decline in cost and both the number and assumed utility of open-source designs continues growing exponentially, open-source 3-D printers will become a mass-market mechatronic device. (HT: Marginal Revolution)…



The Cost of Opposing Hugo Chavez

…released. The authors also conclude that the retaliatory measures may have cost Venezuela up to 3 percent of G.D.P. due to misallocation of workers across jobs. (HT: Marginal Revolution) [%comments]…



Create Your Own Inner, Ethnic, Autistic Economist

The Washington Post profiles the omnivorous, endlessly fascinating and fascinated Tyler Cowen (best known in these parts as co-proprietor of Marginal Revolution), asking questions about ethnic food (he’s a devotee);…



A Real Pot/Kettle Situation

Alex Tabarrok over at Marginal Revolution points out that Diane Coyle has listed Freakonomics as one of the most overrated books of the year. The list appeared in a British…



The FREAKest Links: Vive La Speeding Edition

Via Marginal Revolution: the U.K. Times reports that, while the installation of speed cameras has led to far more tickets being issued and licenses canceled in France,?French drivers are circumventing…



Pirate Economics, Somali Edition

…legitimate Somali importers willing to use a financier’s foreign money to pay for their shipments and reimburse him at home in cash once the goods are sold. (HT: Marginal Revolution)…




A New Car or Ten Thousand Lattes?

…more. Ariely’s advice could have been useful to some people in the Congo, who lament they didn’t see their Prada suits as houses for their families. (HT: Marginal Revolution) [%comments]…



Fighting Underground Coal Fires

…a fire at a tenth of the usual cost, and we don’t even have to see the fire to fight it,” says Mark Cummins, the company’s founder. (HT: Marginal Revolution)[%comments]…



How to Get More Out of College

…a problem for the middle-class parents, who worked hard to pay the college costs, used up their retirement funds and are out of money by graduation time.” (HT: Marginal Revolution)…



Is Eyeglass Recycling a Waste of Money?

…standard powers (like my drugstore readers, but for myopia as well),” writes Postrel. “The authors find that recycled glasses cost nearly twice as much per usable pair.” (HT: Marginal Revolution)…



Have You Accidentally Sold Your Soul Lately?

…written notification from gamesation.co.uk or one of its duly authorised minions.” Yes, it was an April Fool’s Day joke; GameStation will not be enforcing its ownership rights. (HT: Marginal Revolution)[%comments]…




Nobel Prize Winner Thomas Schelling

…to run into Schelling and told Schelling he should count me as one of his students. Schelling was unmoved. (For more on Schelling, Tyler Cowen at Marginal Revolution wrote this.)…



Sure-Fire Baby Names

…Okay, that’s all well and good, but if parents really want to show their gun bona fides, how about going all-out and naming your kid Colt .45? (HT: Marginal Revolution)…



Does Reviewer Quality Matter?

…their website. And, correspondingly, they improved the demand for their products! While I do not know the exact revenue improvement, I was told that it was substantial. (HT: Marginal Revolution)…



The Value of a Tattoo in Higher Education

…tattoos was associated with some positive changes in ratings: students’ motivation, being imaginative about assignments, and how likely students were to recommend her as an instructor.” (HT: Marginal Revolution) [%comments]…



FREAK-est Links

…black-market drug prices. How techies process census data. Chess champions: skill or luck? (HT: Marginal Revolution) Pokerbot: a poker robot that plays Texas Hold ‘Em trains itself to play aggressively….



The Health Care Mess: A Brief History

Do you regularly read the Marginal Revolution blog? If you care much about actual economics, and especially if you are a student of the same (either literally or figuratively), you…



What's Better: Stocks, Bonds, or Lobbyists?

…the University of Kansas found that every $1 spent by firms lobbying Congress for a single tax break in 2004 brought in $220 in tax savings. (HT: Marginal Revolution) [%comments]…



Making Prison Schoolwork Pay

…joined-up writing,” said the notice published on Monday in the official gazette. If Brazil is bribing its prisoners to do schoolwork, can bribing students be far behind? (HT: Marginal Revolution)…



Dear Reader, Please Help Win Me Dinner

Yesterday, I asked Tyler Cowen if he’s willing to bet his Marginal Revolution readers against Freakonomics readers in the caption-that-photo contest we announced earlier this week. I’m pleased to report…



Zombie Mathematics

…may lead to coexistence of humans and zombies, the most effective way to contain the rise of the undead is to hit hard and hit often.” (HT: Marginal Revolution) [%comments]…