Archive - Economic Forces

When you should sell to the lowest bidder

A classic from Bulow and Roberts

Sep 3 • Brian Albrecht

August 2026

Should Central Banks Be Independent?

Independence, accountability, and lessons from the literature

Aug 27 • Josh Hendrickson

[Re-Post] The Treasury Standard

Thinking about the international monetary system

Aug 20 • Josh Hendrickson

Hotelling doesn't say what you think it says

Hotelling can also generate complete differentiation

Aug 13 • Brian Albrecht

Mr. Bessent and the Yen

Why is the U.S. intervening to boost the value of the yen?

Aug 11 • Josh Hendrickson

Losers and Welfare

What is the relevant welfare criterion for economic analysis?

Aug 6 • Josh Hendrickson

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 • Brian Albrecht

GDP and Living Standards

Does GDP Capture Changes in Living Standards? Potential Implications for Our AI Future

Jul 23 • Josh Hendrickson

[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 • Josh Hendrickson

Where the returns to AI go

The scarce resource earns the rents. So what remains scarce?

Jul 9 • Brian Albrecht

AI Policy and National Defense

How should we think about national security concerns and AI?

Jul 2 • Josh Hendrickson

June 2026

Never Reason from an Accounting Identity, Redux

Economic confusion all around

Jun 18 • Brian Albrecht

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