That Donald Trump’s first presidential decisions included gagging the EPA,USDA and NASA, asking his advisors to provide “alternative facts” on … More
Month: January 2017
From physicists to engineers to meds to plumbers: Esther Duflo rediscovering the lost art of economics @ASSA2017
“The economist as plumber” Yesterday, Esther Duflo gave the American Economic Association Richard T. Ely lecture (edit: the full video … More
Remembering Tony Atkinson as the architect of modern public economics
The sad news that Sir Antony Atkinson has passed away was released today. Tributes and reminiscences will no doubt flow … More
The Undercover Historian 