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Germans don’t care that much about beauty; Italians, meanwhile…
Many readers will have heard of the beauty premium. It is the empirical finding that good-looking people are treated better by their environment than…
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November 2023
The economic impact of populists
Populism has been on the rise for quite a while now. Looking at the 60 largest countries in the world, a study from the Kiel Institute for the World…
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AI as a job creator
The advances in modern AI can enhance productivity by a large amount yet may also endanger some white-collar jobs as I have discussed here. But is AI…
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Shifting blame for underperformers
A little while ago, I discussed how analysts try to shift blame for failed forecasts. But fund managers are no better, as a study by Meng Wang from…
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I didn’t know that did you?
Imagine you invest in a bond that is barely investment grade with a credit rating of BBB-. Then, a year later, the credit rating agency comes to you and…
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Let’s talk about sex(ual capital)
In my never-ending series on ‘Economists who think they can apply their tools to every situation, no matter how ridiculous’, let me introduce you to…
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How do businesses adopt innovations?
Disruptive changes to an existing industry seem to happen more and more often and while some businesses seem eager to jump onto new trends early on…
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Hard work pays off
I have mentioned before that one of my mentors once told me that “success in your job is 10% education, 20% hard work, and 70% luck. But without the…
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Wealth taxes are a bad idea
Since I made the mistake yesterday of writing about my unpopular views on tax policies, let me follow up today with another one: I think wealth taxes…
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Let them evade taxes
Tax evasion is bad. Everybody, companies and individuals alike, should pay their fair share in taxes and if they don’t the government should go after…
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The investment benefit of healthy teeth
Normally, we don’t think of cosmetic surgeries as something that enhances our job prospects or our income (except, maybe, if you are an actor or…
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An interesting way to detect future earnings disappointments
I was reading a paper with the salacious title “Can AI read the minds of corporate executives?” and much to my surprise I learned something wholly…
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