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How wealthy was the Roman Empire during its peak?
Philosopher John Gray was interviewed by economist Russ Roberts on Econ Talk today, and he made the observation that those who lived in Rome at its peak were much more highly developed than those who lived there 500 years early. … Continue reading
William Nordhaus’ tests for an economic Singularity
I looked at recent Nobel Prize winner Nordhaus’ paper on a possible economic Singularity, which he defnes as yearly growth over 20%, that economist Tyler Cowen linked to and saw that his seventh test was on wage growth. Nordous says … Continue reading
The Whims of Change 