On Scaring Minimum Wage Workers
@TBPInvictus The opening paragraph of this CNNMoney piece (over one year ago) perfectly captures a growing sentiment that I’ve seen...
US College Majors: Median Yearly Earnings
Intern season is over and all the college students are back at school. Seems like a good time to remind those of you about to assume a...
Searching for Higher Wages
Searching for Higher Wages Luis Armona, Samuel Kapon, Laura Pilossoph, Ayşegül Şahin, and Giorgio Topa Liberty Street Economics,...
More Food for Thought on Seattle Minimum Wage
@TBPInvictus (Pun intended in the title) There are myriad factors that typically go into determining the success or failure of any...
How exposed are American households to the stock market?
This is fascinating look at how exposed the average American household is to the equity markets. On average, about 55% of adults have...
Minimum Wage Karma in Seattle
@TBPInvictus here. [File under: Petard, hoist on one’s own] Earlier this month, AEI “scholar” Mark Perry was spotted...
How to Game Google
Since today is the 11th anniversary of first-day trading in Google shares after its initial public offering, I wanted to bring to your...
Mark Perry Doesn’t Understand Geography
@TBPInvictus here: As I recently highlighted, Mark Perry – an AEI scholar and professor of economics – is playing very fast...