Tag: Tyler Cowan

The Hockey Stick of Human Prosperity

Jun 26, 2014

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mwkruse

in Economic Development, Economics, Great Divergence, History, Human Progress, Trends: Economic, Wealth and Income, Weatlh and Income Distribution

From MRUniversity, Everday Economics: "We are pleased to announce a brand new course at MRUniversity, Everyday Economics. The new course will cover some of the big ideas in economics but applied to everyday questions. The first section, premiering now and rolling out over the next several weeks, features Don Boudreaux on trade. Tyler will appear…
The Two Economies

Apr 11, 2012

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mwkruse

in Economics, Politics, Public Policy, Trends: Economic

New York Times: The Two Economies David Brooks … His [Tyler Cowan] work leaves the impression that there are two interrelated American economies. On the one hand, there is the globalized tradable sector — companies that have to compete with everybody everywhere. These companies, with the sword of foreign competition hanging over them, have become…