Shifting Markers of Adulthood – Conversable Economist
A half-century ago, four markers were sometimes said to characterize adulthood: moving out of the parental home, getting a job, getting married, and...
Even *More* Depressing Pictures from the Labor Market
You think the official BLS NFP series is worrying, consider the alternatives:
Figure 1: BLS establishment nonfarm payroll (NFP) July series (bold blue), Jun...
How Are Wisconsin Exports, Manufacturing Doing under Trump Trade War 2.0?
Discussed the employment numbers on WPR this morning. One question came up, which inspired this post – how’s Wisconsin doing, tradewise, given the...
Tariff Impact Watch – Retail Prices thru 7/26
From Cavallo et al. (Aug. 2025):
Source: Cavallo, et al. (Aug 2, 2025).
Some data consistent with an impact of tariffs:
Figure 1: PCE-durables deflator (blue), PCE-services deflator...
Medical Practice Without Consent – Econlib
While informed consent and respect for autonomy govern how health care practitioners interact with their patients, this new ethos is absent when it...
The Cost of Building Progress
Book Review of: Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress–and How to Bring It Back by Marc J. Dunkelman,; and
Abundance by Ezra Klein and...
