- February 7, 2026
Effective tax rates for billionaires
Here is the tweet, here is the source data. The post Effective tax rates for billionaires appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Source link
Import Trends: Output, Policy Uncertainty, and/or Tariffs
As i was producing some extra slides for my macro course, I generated this graph: Figure 1: Change in GDP (bold black line), change accounted
*You Have No Right to Your Culture: Essays on the Human Condition*
By Bryan Caplan, now on sale. From Bryan’s Substack: My latest book of essays, You Have No Right to Your Culture: Essays on the Human Condition, flips
“Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs on Canada If It Does China Deal”
That’s a title of a Bloomberg article, coming right after the Trump (temporary?) retreat on Greenland related tariffs. Economic Policy Uncertainty is likely to stay
History of Econ Summer Camp
Graduate students with an interest in the history of economic thought should consider this summer program. Source link
WSJ Economic Survey: Downside Risk in GDP
While the mean forecast is for around 2.2% growth in 2026 (see this post), the trimmed 20% band suggests some downside risks. Figure 1: GDP
The share of factor income paid to computers
Via Kevin Bryan. The post The share of factor income paid to computers appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Source link
Groceries Rose 9% m/m (annualized) in December
Reported hits the September USDA Economic Research Service forecast. Figure 1 displays the food-at-home component of the CPI, along with ERS forecasts: Figure 1: CPI-food
The Tyranny of the Complainers
Some years ago, Dourado and Russell pointed out a stunning fact about airport noise complaints: A very large number come from a single individual or
