The Economic Standard’s UK correspondent, Calum Nicholson, recently published an insightful commentary, “Of course, we should do everything to stop Coronavirus. But maybe…”, questioning the received wisdom on pandemic response and calling for a public discussion of the tradeoffs involved in this kind of pandemic response, now and in future emergencies. With some […]
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Nicholson: Of course, we should do everything to stop Coronavirus. But maybe…
By Calum Nicholson, UK Correspondent There is a famous piece, by the comedian Louis CK, widely known as ‘of course…but maybe’. The clip‘s subtle power and disarming truth doesn’t survive transcription, but in it the American makes an important point: there are many things in life that, of course, are incontrovertible. But maybe, […]
Is there a more rational (and humane) way to evaluate development outcomes?
“Alternatives to the New Scientism in Development Economics” By Matt Warner, courtesy of Atlas Network When Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo were announced as two of this year’s Nobel Prize winners, it prompted a fresh flurry of public critiques of their work in development economics. From voices as diverse as Oxfam’s Duncan Green […]
Courting Cortizo: Investors Beware
By Andrew Langer, President, Institute for Liberty & TES Contributor When the Panama Canal was completed, it was heralded as one of the most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken. In fact, the American Society of Civil Engineers has ranked the canal as one of its seven wonders of the modern world. Having seen […]