reaction: when housing prices rise, so do retail prices

2015-09-27

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~3 min read

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433 words

The left panel of Figure 1 shows that retail-price inflation was highest in locations with high housing price growth during the housing boom…

musings in the beer aisle

2015-08-13

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~8 min read

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1421 words

Preamble I love beer. Thanks in part to a stint in Prague and living with a beer nerd for a year, it’s a real treat to stand in front of a…

shirt patterns and memory

2015-08-09

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~4 min read

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736 words

Yesterday, I sat down at my friend Grant’s desk to catch up a bit. He commented on my shirt and said something to the effect of ‘In 20 years…

should education be subsidized?

2015-07-19

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~11 min read

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2039 words

Beyond my health, education is probably the single greatest gift I have ever received. I am eternally grateful to my parents, my teachers…

starting with a question

2015-07-18

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~2 min read

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274 words

This site starts with a question. It’s a question about purpose, about direction, and about value - “Is this worth reading? Is it useful or…

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