Economics Blogs

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The Economics of Trust — Picture wiring €195 million to a stranger after a phone call. In this post I unpack the economics of trust and the infra
Stacking, Diversifiers and Responders — A neat thought experiment: 100% ACWI, 50% trend following and a 100% notional tail hedge. Here I summarise the paper, ex
Ergodicity Economics — Ever wondered why getting rich feels impossible? Here I break down ergodicity economics in plain language, showing how m
Annuity Hate — Annuity hate is everywhere in retirement conversations. I explain why investors chase monthly checks from covered call E
How Debt Keeps Workers From Striking: The Research Management Doesn’t Want You to See — Stunning finding: household debt, not laws or automation, explains falling strikes across six countries from 1970 to 201
Why You Can’t Time the Market (Even When You Know the Future) — Think you could pick the perfect day to buy stocks if you knew the headlines? In a Market Timing Game using COVID-19 hea
Is Inflation Higher Than We Think? — Ever notice your steak shrinking while the price stays the same? I recount a tiny ribeye and a one-slice AYCE ribeye to
Does the U.S. Actually Have a Housing Shortage? — Is America really short on homes, or are we building them in the wrong places? In this post I argue the housing shortage
Why Private School Isn’t Worth the Cost — What the hell is going on with NYC private school tuition and how is it higher than Harvard's $59,320? I walk through tu
There Will Be No Permanent Underclass — Think AI will create a permanent underclass? I explain why that fear is misplaced, tracing examples from 1790 farms to t
Are Millennials Doomed? — Are Millennials doomed? Rich yet stretched thin is a real feeling. After a Manhattan Institute panel I present evidence
Bonds and Bond Funds — Curious why many investors favor bond funds over buying individual bonds? In this post I walk through bond basics, inclu
How Does WAR Affect The Stock Market? — Wondering how war affects the stock market? I walk through historical US wars and stock returns, answer the common quest
How a well-timed kind word can change everything — A handwritten letter once made me stick with economics. I recount how a Texas A M study by Edwards and Meer found a shor
The wrong kind of maths — An awkward truth: the wrong kind of maths can make economics useless for policy. I revisit my baffling master’s term and
Are bubbles good, actually? — What if bubbles are secretly useful? I weigh the "bubbles are great" claim, from Jeff Bezos's industrial versus financia
Priced Off The Roads — Curious what road pricing would mean for UK drivers and motoring tax revenue? I show how electric vehicles are eating fu
When will the AI Bubble burst? — The generative AI industry looks a lot like a bubble. I run through Bank of England and IMF warnings, BBC, FT and RTÉ li
AI and Our Labor Addiction — Surprising truth: a New York Times take treated AI-generated art as a harmless tool for ad agencies. In this post I call
The environmental movement and young people’s rage — Remember that book 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth? I revisit my childhood copy to show how the environme
How gold is taxed — Big gold gains? I explain how gold is taxed in the UK, covering capital gains tax on gold, which forms like bars, bullio
UK dividend tax explained — Confused by rising dividend tax rates? In this UK dividend tax explained guide I walk through dividend tax rates for 202
Ten good reasons to hold cash — Think cash is boring? Ten good reasons to hold cash, explained with my usual squirrelly humour. I run through emergency
The ISA allowance: how it works and how to use it — Confused by the changing ISA rules? I explain how the ISA allowance works and how to use it, covering 2025-26 rule chang
Meta and Reasonable Doubt — After Meta raised its 2024 capex to $35-40 billion, investors panicked. I revisit Meta Myths and Facebook Lenses, explai
The Benefits of Bubbles — What if bubbles build infrastructure we all use? In this piece I argue the AI bubble, with OpenAI making $1.4 trillion o
Musk’s last grift — I take a hard look at Elon Musk’s latest ventures and the long arc from tech visionary to serial hype machine. This is a
Will fewer kids mean fewer scientists — Falling birth rates have people worrying about a future short on scientists and innovators. I dig into the demographics,
Illegal tobacco is messing up economic data. That won’t stop until it’s managed like alcohol — Australia’s illegal tobacco market is now big enough to distort official numbers. I unpack how black-market cigarettes s
CEO-to-worker salary ratio is on average 1000 to one — I keep coming back to the widening gap between executive pay and ordinary wages. This is a look at the real CEO-to-worke
Swedish greed seen through Andreas Cervenka's eyes — Reading about Swedish finance and quiet corporate excess got me thinking about how “model” economies still breed inequal
Klarna pays — I’ve been looking at Klarna’s pay structure and what it says about fintech culture in Sweden. Salaries, bonuses, and the
The Swedish cost of living arrangements — Trying to make sense of rent, groceries, and everyday expenses in Sweden led me here. I break down cost-of-living realit
Five Fundamentals of Chinese Grand Strategy — I’m laying out the core habits behind Beijing’s long game: time horizons, peripheral control, economic leverage, and pol
Of Sanctions and Strategic Bombers — Sanctions alone rarely coerce; bombers alone rarely deter. I’m weighing economic warfare, long-range strike signaling, a
On economics — I’ve been thinking about everyday economics: incentives, trade-offs, and how people actually make decisions. A few infor
Life is sweeter when there is money — I reflect on how life feels sweeter with money. While it doesn’t buy happiness, having financial stability removes stres
April 2025 — April 2025: Taxco silver markets, Deno 2 stability improves, mechanical keyboard custom build. Compares US/Mexico remote
Adam Smith — A critical reading of Adam Smith that pushes back against simplistic “free market” mythology, emphasising his moral phil