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[Re-Post] The Treasury Standard
Thinking about the international monetary system
Aug 20
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Josh Hendrickson
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Hotelling doesn't say what you think it says
Hotelling can also generate complete differentiation
Aug 13
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Brian Albrecht
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Mr. Bessent and the Yen
Why is the U.S. intervening to boost the value of the yen?
Aug 11
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Josh Hendrickson
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Losers and Welfare
What is the relevant welfare criterion for economic analysis?
Aug 6
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Josh Hendrickson
51
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July 2026
What will happen to Mamdani's grocery stores?
It's not a price control, but the usual transaction cost economics apply
Jul 30
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Brian Albrecht
120
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GDP and Living Standards
Does GDP Capture Changes in Living Standards? Potential Implications for Our AI Future
Jul 23
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Josh Hendrickson
65
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[Re-Post] What (and who) in the world are we trying to tax when we tax corporate income?
Inside the wild world of corporate tax theory
Jul 16
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Josh Hendrickson
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Where the returns to AI go
The scarce resource earns the rents. So what remains scarce?
Jul 9
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Brian Albrecht
136
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AI Policy and National Defense
How should we think about national security concerns and AI?
Jul 2
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Josh Hendrickson
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June 2026
Never Reason from an Accounting Identity, Redux
Economic confusion all around
Jun 18
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Brian Albrecht
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Externalities, Pigouvian Taxation, and Optimal Policy
Are Pigouvian Taxes Actually Optimal Solutions to Externalities?
Jun 11
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Josh Hendrickson
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A compute tax is a REALLY dumb idea
People are freaking out about AI. That doesn't mean a random tax is a good idea.
Jun 4
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Brian Albrecht
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