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Assorted links
1. Something else happens, via Bruce Charlton
2. "Civil War," an excellent new paper by Chris Blattman and Edward Miguel
3. Convenience yield, an excellent introduction; by the way Jeffrey Williams is a good author on the intuitive properties of futures and forward markets as they relate to storage.
4. The Japanese equivalent of the Hummer.
5. How to hire new people, by Auren Hoffman
6. Whose incomes are growing riskier? It's only about five percent of the distribution.
Posted by Tyler Cowen on June 26, 2008 at 07:41 AM in Web/Tech | Permalink
Comments
"The Japanese government is struggling to meet obligations under the Kyoto global warming treaty..."
There is something ironic about this. Which leads me to think: should the next round of climate talks be held in an American city, thus creating implicit pressure on the United States to adhere to any resulting treaty? It would be uncomfortable for the U.S., would it not, to fail to meet its obligations under the Kansas City treaty?
Posted by: Rich at Jun 26, 2008 10:13:46 AM
Two dollars and frickin 50 cents a month is the Japanese equivalent of a Hummer??!!
Word to the otherwise wise fast food eater in Japan: don't order a Big Mac.
Posted by: anomdebus at Jun 26, 2008 11:32:56 AM
Did America really have a "romance" with the Hummer? I think most people hate them. And while 68% of Japanese households have these fancy toilets, fewer than one out of every 500 autos sold in the US is a Hummer.
Posted by: Steve R at Jun 26, 2008 12:27:42 PM
Americans aren't in love with the Hummer as much as the SUV in the general. Until recently, soccer moms still flocked to them in the name of safety, although the safety difference is very marginal. It goes hand-in-hand with all the "Dateline" type reports about pedophiles and what-not; Americans' hysteria about safety is equivalent to the Japanese and cleanliness.
Posted by: MW at Jun 26, 2008 12:54:51 PM
Ave Maria? The Japanese are clearly not constipated.
I consider every bit of energy used by those toilets is energy well spent.
Posted by: Yan Li at Jun 26, 2008 2:46:10 PM
thanks for linking to my blog Tyler. always appreciate your insights.
Posted by: Auren Hoffman at Jun 26, 2008 4:13:03 PM
No. 5: So much for efficiency wages!
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