Enjoying Osaka’s Famous Food, Without Breaking the Bank - The New York Times

Enjoying Osaka’s Famous Food, Without Breaking the Bank - The New York Times

What Good Are Hedge Funds?

What Good Are Hedge Funds?

Tim Harford — Article — Tata Steel, Port Talbot and how to manage industrial decline

Tim Harford — Article — Tata Steel, Port Talbot and how to manage industrial decline

TheMoneyIllusion � Stop Making Sense

TheMoneyIllusion � Stop Making Sense

This Princeton professor's list of his failures is the most reassuring thing you'll read today - Vox

This Princeton professor's list of his failures is the most reassuring thing you'll read today - Vox

GOP elites are now resigned to Donald Trump as their nominee - The Washington Post

GOP elites are now resigned to Donald Trump as their nominee - The Washington Post

Japan's Growing Poverty Defies Glib Explanations - Bloomberg View

Japan's Growing Poverty Defies Glib Explanations - Bloomberg View

Three Things I Think I Think – Thinking Edition | Pragmatic Capitalism

Three Things I Think I Think – Thinking Edition | Pragmatic Capitalism

Trump Starts Making Economic Sense - Bloomberg View

One economist likes some of what Trump has to say.



Trump Starts Making Economic Sense - Bloomberg View

Obama's Economic Disappointment - Bloomberg View

Obama's Economic Disappointment - Bloomberg View

Joseph Stiglitz Talks About Inequality and the Economy - The Atlantic

Joseph Stiglitz Talks About Inequality and the Economy - The Atlantic

U.S. Special Ops Kill 40 ISIS Operatives Responsible for Attacks From Paris to Egypt - The Daily Beast

Reminiscent of Vietnam era bodycounts.



U.S. Special Ops Kill 40 ISIS Operatives Responsible for Attacks From Paris to Egypt - The Daily Beast

Why investors may need to lower their sights | McKinsey & Company

Why investors may need to lower their sights | McKinsey & Company

The Coming Catastrophe for High Fee Active Managers | Pragmatic Capitalism

The Coming Catastrophe for High Fee Active Managers | Pragmatic Capitalism

President Obama Weighs His Economic Legacy - The New York Times

President Obama Weighs His Economic Legacy - The New York Times

Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid If You're Investing for the Long Run - Bloomberg

Forecasting is difficult, especially about the future.



Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid If You're Investing for the Long Run - Bloomberg

Runaway yen: still soaring after BoJ flop

Runaway yen: still soaring after BoJ flop

Japanese yen, bonds and stocks in Abenomics era: charts — FT.com

Japanese yen, bonds and stocks in Abenomics era: charts — FT.com

Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases on JSTOR

Read the whole thing.

Initial paper in behavorial economics



Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases on JSTOR

Larry Summers is wrong. Harvard should be spending much, much more of its money. | Fusion

Larry Summers is wrong. Harvard should be spending much, much more of its money. | Fusion

No Great Technological Stagnation | Nintil

No Great Technological Stagnation | Nintil

Elite American Men Are Obsessed With Work - The Atlantic

Elite American Men Are Obsessed With Work - The Atlantic

Think Tankers Take the "Bubble Quiz" | RealClearPolicy

Think Tankers Take the "Bubble Quiz" | RealClearPolicy

Having a Bad Week? Tricks for Turning It Around - WSJ

It is not about what happens but is about how you react to it.





Having a Bad Week? Tricks for Turning It Around - WSJ

Full-Time Hires Buck the Trend at Fast-Food, Retail Chains - WSJ

Full-Time Hires Buck the Trend at Fast-Food, Retail Chains - WSJ

Inside Google's push to shape the rules of the driverless road

Inside Google's push to shape the rules of the driverless road

The Question Is Not "Free Trade" and Globalization, It Is Free Trade and Globalization Designed to Screw Workers | Beat the Press | Blogs | Publications | The Center for Economic and Policy Research

The Question Is Not "Free Trade" and Globalization, It Is Free Trade and Globalization Designed to Screw Workers | Beat the Press | Blogs | Publications | The Center for Economic and Policy Research

Uber, Airbnb, and Other Labor Dilemmas

Uber, Airbnb, and Other Labor Dilemmas

The new age or the stone age: we either deal with the costs of trade or they deal with us | Jared Bernstein | On the Economy

The new age or the stone age: we either deal with the costs of trade or they deal with us | Jared Bernstein | On the Economy

Stop Crashing Planes: Charlie Munger’s Six-Element System

Problems with transmission.



Stop Crashing Planes: Charlie Munger’s Six-Element System

Why Banks Don’t Play It Safe, Even When It Costs Them - The New Yorker

Why Banks Don’t Play It Safe, Even When It Costs Them - The New Yorker

How Dwindling Fish Stocks Got a Reprieve - The New York Times

Science over politics



How Dwindling Fish Stocks Got a Reprieve - The New York Times

These 31 charts will destroy your faith in humanity - The Washington Post

These 31 charts will destroy your faith in humanity - The Washington Post

Japan's Next Generation of Farmers Could Be Robots - Bloomberg

Japan's Next Generation of Farmers Could Be Robots - Bloomberg

Exclusive: Afghan drone war - data show unmanned flights dominate air campaign | Reuters

Exclusive: Afghan drone war - data show unmanned flights dominate air campaign | Reuters

Mocked and forgotten: who will speak for the American white working class? | US news | The Guardian

Mocked and forgotten: who will speak for the American white working class? | US news | The Guardian

Taking On the Ph.D. Later in Life - The New York Times

Taking On the Ph.D. Later in Life - The New York Times

The list of cancers that can be treated by immunotherapy keeps growing - The Washington Post

The list of cancers that can be treated by immunotherapy keeps growing - The Washington Post

America Isn't Going Broke - Bloomberg View

America Isn't Going Broke - Bloomberg View

Why the S.E.C. Didn’t Hit Goldman Sachs Harder - The New Yorker

Why the S.E.C. Didn’t Hit Goldman Sachs Harder - The New Yorker

The Science of Making Friends - WSJ

The Science of Making Friends - WSJ

Why Money Manager Due Diligence is so Difficult

Why Money Manager Due Diligence is so Difficult

Amazon Doesn’t Consider the Race of Its Customers. Should It?

Amazon Doesn’t Consider the Race of Its Customers. Should It?

Asset Managers, Prepare to Have Your Business Disrupted | Institutional Investor

Asset Managers, Prepare to Have Your Business Disrupted | Institutional Investor

Regulatory Arbitrage, Rent-Seeking and the Deal of the Year - Marginal REVOLUTION

Regulatory Arbitrage, Rent-Seeking and the Deal of the Year - Marginal REVOLUTION

Clashes with colleagues: how to deal with conflicts at work — FT.com

Clashes with colleagues: how to deal with conflicts at work — FT.com

How Finance Took Over the Economy - Bloomberg View

How Finance Took Over the Economy - Bloomberg View

Why Dressing for Success Leads to Success - WSJ

Why Dressing for Success Leads to Success - WSJ

11 maps that explain energy in America - Vox

11 maps that explain energy in America - Vox

Ex-Harvard Head Summers Suggests School Curb Endowment Payout - Bloomberg

Ex-Harvard Head Summers Suggests School Curb Endowment Payout - Bloomberg

John Lanchester � When Bitcoin Grows Up: What is Money? � LRB 21 April 2016

John Lanchester � When Bitcoin Grows Up: What is Money? � LRB 21 April 2016

Trump is the GOP’s Frankenstein monster. Now he’s strong enough to destroy the party. - The Washington Post

Trump is the GOP’s Frankenstein monster. Now he’s strong enough to destroy the party. - The Washington Post

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: In this crucial election, I’m endorsing Hillary Clinton - The Washington Post

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: In this crucial election, I’m endorsing Hillary Clinton - The Washington Post

Stephen Curry’s 3-Point Record in Context: Off the Charts - The New York Times

Stephen Curry’s 3-Point Record in Context: Off the Charts - The New York Times

macroblog - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

macroblog - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Another Strong Earthquake Strikes Japan - WSJ

Another Strong Earthquake Strikes Japan - WSJ

Are you Inky or Blotchy? | Jared Bernstein | On the Economy

Are you Inky or Blotchy? | Jared Bernstein | On the Economy

Why I Haven't Felt The Bern - The New York Times

Why I Haven't Felt The Bern - The New York Times

Goldman's Blankfein Demands Deepest Cost Cuts in Years - Bloomberg

Goldman's Blankfein Demands Deepest Cost Cuts in Years - Bloomberg

A Traveler’s Guide to Tokyo’s Secret Bars - WSJ

A Traveler’s Guide to Tokyo’s Secret Bars - WSJ

America Hasn’t Gone Crazy. It’s Just More Like Europe. - The New York Times

America Hasn’t Gone Crazy. It’s Just More Like Europe. - The New York Times

Say America’s Bankrupt One More Time! | Pragmatic Capitalism

Say America’s Bankrupt One More Time! | Pragmatic Capitalism

Every pro basketball shot Kobe Bryant ever made, mapped on the court / Boing Boing

Every pro basketball shot Kobe Bryant ever made, mapped on the court / Boing Boing

Golden State and the Mathematical Magic of Seventy-Three - The New Yorker

Golden State and the Mathematical Magic of Seventy-Three - The New Yorker

Bank of America Profit Drops on Trading Slump - WSJ

Bank of America Profit Drops on Trading Slump - WSJ

Our World In Data - Chart Builder

Share of population living  in extreme poverty.



Our World In Data - Chart Builder

Wall Street's Lacrosse Mafia - Bloomberg

Wall Street's Lacrosse Mafia - Bloomberg

The Plot Against Trains - The New Yorker

The Plot Against Trains - The New Yorker

System Overload - The New Yorker

Too many veto points.





System Overload - The New Yorker

White Elites vs. White America | RealClearPolitics

White Elites vs. White America | RealClearPolitics

Why the Poor Die Young - The Atlantic

Why the Poor Die Young - The Atlantic

Can Donald Trump Lead a Political Movement? | New Republic

Can Donald Trump Lead a Political Movement? | New Republic

Charting Clinton's Sizable Lead in Votes - The Daily VizThe Daily Viz

Charting Clinton's Sizable Lead in Votes - The Daily VizThe Daily Viz

Mortgage Deals and Revolving Doors - Bloomberg View

A "real underwriting effort that was only partially undermined by cynicism and competitive pressures"





Mortgage Deals and Revolving Doors - Bloomberg View

What tools does the Fed have left? Part 3: Helicopter money | Brookings Institution

What tools does the Fed have left? Part 3: Helicopter money | Brookings Institution

Irony and that JPY-equity correlation | FT Alphaville

Irony and that JPY-equity correlation | FT Alphaville

Tech’s Enduring Great-Man Myth

Tech’s Enduring Great-Man Myth

The Epicurean Dealmaker: Everyone Can Be Super!

The Epicurean Dealmaker: Everyone Can Be Super!

Millennials, Yahoo and Panama - Bloomberg View

Your first job is hard.



Millennials, Yahoo and Panama - Bloomberg View

Why no economic boost from lower oil prices? | Econbrowser

Why no economic boost from lower oil prices? | Econbrowser

The Sun Rises--But the Sun Also Sets...

The Sun Rises--But the Sun Also Sets...

Kerry Visits Hiroshima Memorial and Underlines U.S.-Japan Alliance - The New York Times

Kerry Visits Hiroshima Memorial and Underlines U.S.-Japan Alliance - The New York Times

Remembering the New Yorker Cartoonist William Hamilton - The New Yorker

Remembering the New Yorker Cartoonist William Hamilton - The New Yorker

The Brooklyn Investor: JPM Annual Report 2015

The Brooklyn Investor: JPM Annual Report 2015

Calculated Risk: Energy expenditures as a percentage of PCE at All Time Low

Calculated Risk: Energy expenditures as a percentage of PCE at All Time Low

How to Find the Perfect Worker - The Atlantic

How to Find the Perfect Worker - The Atlantic:



The single best predictor was: absolutely nothing.

TheMoneyIllusion � There’s nothing wrong with neoliberalism (a rant)

TheMoneyIllusion � There’s nothing wrong with neoliberalism (a rant)

Keeping the sea lanes open: a cost–benefit analysis • Inside Story

Is freedom of the  South China Sea worth risking a war? Or even risking worse relations with China?



Keeping the sea lanes open: a cost–benefit analysis • Inside Story

Are Private Equity Returns Overstated?

Are Private Equity Returns Overstated?

"Misery Index" at lowest level since 1950s | Brookings Institution

Things are not so bad.



"Misery Index" at lowest level since 1950s | Brookings Institution

How a Cashless Society Could Embolden Big Brother - The Atlantic

How a Cashless Society Could Embolden Big Brother - The Atlantic

Q&A With Jamie Dimon on the Future of Finance

Q&A With Jamie Dimon on the Future of Finance

The Other Field of Study | The Harvard Crimson

The Other Field of Study | The Harvard Crimson

Pando: The War Nerd: Why Sherman was right to burn Atlanta

Pando: The War Nerd: Why Sherman was right to burn Atlanta

Donald Trump and the Stunts That Expose the G.O.P. - The New Yorker

Donald Trump and the Stunts That Expose the G.O.P. - The New Yorker

Gaps and holes: How the Swiss cheese was made — Crooked Timber

Gaps and holes: How the Swiss cheese was made — Crooked Timber

Did you grow up in a bubble? These ZIP codes suggest you did | PBS NewsHour

Ane we are right around the median for Scarsdale.

Did you grow up in a bubble? These ZIP codes suggest you did | PBS NewsHour

TheMoneyIllusion � Trump is not very popular

TheMoneyIllusion � Trump is not very popular

The Fed Should Ease - Bloomberg View

The Fed Should Ease - Bloomberg View

The hidden price Steph Curry pays for making the impossible seem effortless - The Washington Post

hard work



The hidden price Steph Curry pays for making the impossible seem effortless - The Washington Post

Millennial Employees Confound Big Banks - WSJ

Millennial Employees Confound Big Banks - WSJ

Heroin-Related Violence Mars a Colorado City’s Effort to Recover - The New York Times

Heroin-Related Violence Mars a Colorado City’s Effort to Recover - The New York Times

The Sharing Economy Doesn’t Share the Wealth - Bloomberg

The Sharing Economy Doesn’t Share the Wealth - Bloomberg

It’s Dinner in a Box. But Are Meal Delivery Kits Cooking? - The New York Times

It’s Dinner in a Box. But Are Meal Delivery Kits Cooking? - The New York Times

Lessons from the Bubble Quiz #1 - AEI | Society and Culture Blog � AEIdeas

I got a 22

Lessons from the Bubble Quiz #1 - AEI | Society and Culture Blog � AEIdeas

An Inconvenient Truth About Free Trade - Bloomberg

An Inconvenient Truth About Free Trade - Bloomberg

Blue collar voters: Trade is killing us | McClatchy DC

Blue collar voters: Trade is killing us | McClatchy DC

Panama Papers: a massive document leak reveals a global web of corruption and tax avoidance - Vox

Legal buy perhaps should not be.



Panama Papers: a massive document leak reveals a global web of corruption and tax avoidance - Vox

Inside the Unorthodox Donald Trump Campaign -- NYMag

Inside the Unorthodox Donald Trump Campaign -- NYMag

Sanofi to launch dengue mass vaccination programme — FT.com

Sanofi to launch dengue mass vaccination programme — FT.com

Life Lessons From Famous Comedians

Life Lessons From Famous Comedians

Salt-flavored fork there is no great stagnation - Marginal REVOLUTION

Salt-flavored fork there is no great stagnation - Marginal REVOLUTION

2016 Donald Trump Founding Fathers Right - POLITICO Magazine

2016 Donald Trump Founding Fathers Right - POLITICO Magazine

Example of an economics exam from Harvard University in 1953 | Mostly Economics

Example of an economics exam from Harvard University in 1953 | Mostly Economics

Debunking America’s Populist Narrative by J. Bradford DeLong - Project Syndicate

Debunking America’s Populist Narrative by J. Bradford DeLong - Project Syndicate