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Assorted links
1. How much economic freedom is needed for economic growth?
2. Profile of economist Ben Olken; via BookForum.com.
3. Identical twins aren't so genetically identical.
4. "Love economics"; I am not sure how serious they are.
5. The economics and psychology of personality traits.
Posted by Tyler Cowen on February 18, 2008 at 03:51 AM in Economics | Permalink
Comments
Does number 3 imply that twin studies will have underestimated the inheritability of IQ and whatnot?
Posted by: dearieme at Feb 18, 2008 5:25:14 AM
While I was hoping the "love economics" site wasn't intended to be serious (valid topic, terrible and often creepy execution), apparently it is. I wonder if he's been kissed yet.
Posted by: Kat at Feb 18, 2008 10:40:46 AM
The Altman article on economic freedom and economic growth has some great charts.
All the usual caveats apply with such correlations (and perhaps equally interesting, non-correlations), but they're useful to see.
Posted by: A student of economics at Feb 18, 2008 12:50:33 PM
derieme,
I think it means this might be the case - depending on whether gthe genes in question influence IQ, etc.
Posted by: LemmusLemmus at Feb 18, 2008 1:10:12 PM
Wow, property rights, sound money, and free trade have the biggest effect on per capita gdp growth. I'm pretty sure only one politician has claimed those positions as his own this election season.
Posted by: John at Feb 18, 2008 3:00:51 PM
