A few weeks ago, we published a short blog on the critical importance of early childhood development. A recent paper by James Heckman and Gabriella Conti explores the economics of child well-being that: … [Read more...] about The best investment
CEO pay, fruits and happiness, online education and more Monday links
Bankers (50% premium) and CEOs (250% premium) are overpaid. HT @justinsandefur We know from the China Study, that animal protein is not that great for you. But, do fruit and veggies make you happier? … [Read more...] about CEO pay, fruits and happiness, online education and more Monday links
Beaches, sunshine and public pay
So it turns out according to recent research in the US, that public sector workers get better deals in nicer places. … [Read more...] about Beaches, sunshine and public pay
Chocolate and Nobel prizes, corruption, your favorite tweeters and more random Monday links
And now that Alvin Roth (see his blog) and Lloyd Shapley just received the Nobel Prize in Economics, the sweet link of the day: Chocolate Consumption, Cognitive Function, and Nobel Laureates It seems that we don’t know much on which anti-corruption policies are effective (or not), but crowd-mapping corruption with mobile phones has spread from India to Russia, Colombia and … [Read more...] about Chocolate and Nobel prizes, corruption, your favorite tweeters and more random Monday links
Cement is good (for politicians too)
Almost a year ago, we published a blog on the results of an innovative experiment that estimated the impact of paving streets in Mexico on property and land values, credit or use of durable goods. Cement was good. Now the authors (Marco Gonzalez-Navarro and Climent Quintana-Domeque) are circulating a working paper on the impact of street pavement on electoral support. … [Read more...] about Cement is good (for politicians too)