Lars P. Syll

In recent times, there has been a growing interest in institutionalist trends and research within economics. Traditional explanations and analyses have seemed to have little or no value. Abstract and unrealistic theories have increasingly been replaced by historically grounded ones. Institutional and structural elements in the economy are highlighted, replacing overly short-term and model-based variables. It is, therefore, not surprising that economists have become interested...

New Year’s resolution for my students Never give in. Never give up. [embedded content]

Genom att utbilda mig skulle jag få ett bättre jobb än pappa, tjäna mer pengar än vad han giorde och slippa slita ut min kropp medan jag gorde det. Helt enkelt kunna leva ett godare liv än vad han hade gjort. l en rent objektiv och materiell mening har jag också lyckats bättre med det än nästan alla andra som har gjort samma resa. En arbetargrabb som steg på tåget så fort han tagit studenten vilket bara en av tjugo med samma bakgrund som jag gjorde vid den här tiden. Hur jag...

Long holidays are nice. But sometimes, amid all the relaxation, you can feel your brain getting a bit mushy. What do you do then? Personally, I usually solve crosswords, chess problems, and the occasional mathematical puzzle to keep the grey brain cells active over Christmas and New Year… [embedded content]

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Top 20 Economics Blogs 2023 Economics bloggers contribute varied content, making it an accessible way to stay informed without delving into the density of academic journals. Below, we’ve compiled a list, in no particular order, of blogs that we at INOMICS frequently turn to for engaging and informative articles covering a broad range of economic topics … 7. Naked Capitalism Naked Capitalism, launched...

Decision making — trustworthiness vs relevance The random assignment plus masking are supposed to make it likely that the two groups have the same distribution of causal factors. It is controversial how confident these measures should make us that they do this. This issue bears on the trustworthiness of causal claims backed by RCTs. As we noted, trustworthiness is the central topic of many other guides. But we aim to move beyond that; we concentrate on...

Da Doo Ron Ron .[embedded content] Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound masterpiece. And that 1960s choreography! I just love it.

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