What has covid-19 taught us about remote work?In April 2020, I published a first draft of The Case for Remote Work, which pulled together a lot of the existing academic literature to…Mar 15, 20211Mar 15, 20211
Fully Grown: A ReviewNote: This review originally appeared in two parts as part of my weekly newsletter about research on innovation.Jan 31, 2020Jan 31, 2020
Published inThe StartupGrowth when Innovation is CombinatorialNote: I’ve started a weekly newsletter on recent research on the economics of innovation (you can sign up here). Normally I create a…Jan 16, 2020Jan 16, 2020
2019: Year in ReadingFor the last few years, I’ve tried to loosely rank the books I read from most to least favorite. But, as you’ll see, I’m pretty…Jan 6, 2020Jan 6, 2020
Are Horror Movies Getting Scarier?A few weeks ago, I ran across the following argument from Scott Sumner’s blog:Oct 30, 2019Oct 30, 2019
Economics of Innovation: Detailed Reading ListThis semester I’m teaching a new class on the economics of innovation targeted to interested undergraduates from a wide range of…Aug 28, 2019Aug 28, 2019
A Beginner’s Guide to #EconTwitterMy #1 advice to new economists is to get on twitter and plug into the #EconTwitter community. This document is a guide on how to do that…Aug 6, 2019Aug 6, 2019
Rehabilitating the Death of Distance to Revitalize Rural EconomiesPeople are writing about how to revitalize flagging rural economics, so it seems a good time to share my thoughts (a bit of background — I…Mar 29, 20193Mar 29, 20193
How Minerva University Teaches Habits of MindMinerva is a new university best known for its global campus. Students spend their first year in San Francisco, and then each class moves…Feb 18, 2019Feb 18, 2019
2018: My Year in BooksBetween the new baby, new house, and new job, I didn’t read as much this year as last year. I made it through 45 books. Of those, 8 were…Dec 31, 2018Dec 31, 2018
