Economics
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The Math That Says Egalitarianism Is Possible
You don’t have to be entirely pessimistic about the future of wealth inequality. -
The Economic Damage Is Barely Conceivable
In America, people who lose jobs don’t necessarily get them back. -
The Robot Economy Will Run on Blockchain
What finance will look like when it is controlled by machines. -
Why New York City Needs Its Own Cryptocurrency
The case for making money local again. -
The Bitcoin Paradox
Why cryptocurrency will always be political.
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Is There an Ideal Amount of Income Inequality?
A conversation with this month’s Ingenious, Venkat Venkatasubramanian.
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Don’t Tell Your Friends They’re Lucky
Luck has a lot to do with success. We just don’t want to admit it.
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Can Topology Prevent Another Financial Crash?
New regulations are applying network science to restructure global finance.
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Describing People as Particles Isn’t Always a Bad Idea
Using physics to describe social phenomena can work—if it’s the right physics.
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What I Learned from Losing $200 Million
The 2008 financial crisis taught me about the illusion of control, and how to give it up.
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The Rube Goldberg Machine That Mastered Keynesian Economics
While researching my soon-to-be-released biography on John Horton Conway, an iconoclastic and very influential mathematician at Princeton, I organized a research trip to his native England. We visited with Conway’s elder sister, Joan, in Liverpool, and convened a reunion at his alma mater, Cambridge. We met there with a few of his “sum chums,” his co-authors […] -
Why the Flash Crash Really Matters
The debate about what caused the 2010 stock market Flash Crash is missing the point. -
Yes, You’re Irrational, and Yes, That’s OK
The insight that will save you from being manipulated. -
MRIs of Careful People Can Predict When Bubbles Will Pop
r.classen via Shutterstock Nautilus Members enjoy an ad-free experience. Log in or Join now . In the 1630s, Holland was gripped by the world’s only known case of “tulip mania.” The intensely colored flowers were already a luxury item before then, but their prices leaped when tulips with flame patterned petals hit the market, and […] -
How To Price a Forest, and Other Economics Problems
A Cambridge economist discusses wealth, health, and disaster.