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Christian - Economist at Dordt University (Sioux Center, IA) - Labor economics, personnel economics, education economics, sports economics
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Great article here. In short: robust supply chains and domestic supply chains aren’t necessarily the same thing. (Free trade is eggstra nice when bird flu hits the US)

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

As a professor, there’s hardly a belief more foundational than “there IS something to study”. The war of “common sense” against expertise rages on.

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

President Trump has opened the throttle on blowing through apparent legal limits, often with no clear public explanation for how their actions could be consistent with the rule of law. Here are some examples of the administration’s defiance of statutes. nyti.ms/4aKnKRP

submitted 27 days ago • 1476 comments

Important points here about the ineffectiveness and delusion of DOGE’s efforts to cut government spending. I’m more concerned about the “it’s also wildly illegal” part though.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

In short: lose-lose scenario. Canada and Mexico account for almost a third of US trade.

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

It seems there’s a broader crisis of expertise in our culture, which includes problematic distrust of economists on economic issues. The other side of the coin is how can experts be trustworthy and credibly demonstrate trustworthiness?

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

Economic degrowth in 2020 reduced global carbon emissions by around 5%. With the reduction of GDP, this came at a cost of $1700+ per ton. Investing in renewables only costs $60 per ton. Degrowth is not a serious solution. youtube.com/shorts/vIaK2...

submitted 61 days ago • 1 comment

Happy Thanksgiving, here's a turkey chart from @jacqueschrag.com

submitted 96 days ago • 1 comment