After Snowden's revelations about government surveillance, citizens shifted their digital search terms away from ones that are monitored by government and to those that aren't. #snailmail https://t.co/sijnzAMthC
In virtually every industry, labor productivity in the decentralized United States vastly outstripped labor productivity in the centrally planned economy of the former USSR. #govfail https://t.co/IzaL1V2y77
When economic decision-makers are highly uncertain about government policy, employment in sectors where government employment is higher tends to fall. https://t.co/lBa8TtFE9X
Developing nations that received the most per-capita aid during 2000-2005 had the lowest economic growth rates between 2005 and 2010.
https://t.co/W20NAlH7Qb
@ATabarrok We've cited you in one of our posts (below).
We're a new website aggregating scholarly sources (?) of ways government fails. Filter-able by Causal Design, Correlation, and Descriptive Statistic.
Thought you might enjoy.
https://t.co/r8BJyzOtQa
@bill_easterly
We've cited you in one of our posts (link below).
We're a new resource aggregating empirical accounts of government failures. Filter-able by Causal Design, Correlation, and Descriptive Statistic.
Thought you'd enjoy!
https://t.co/dg8Y2rymfX
@DrMarkThornton
We've cited you in a few of our posts. Example below.
We're a new academic resource aggregating empirical accounts of government failures. Filter by Causal Design, Correlation, and Descriptive Statistic.
Thought you'd enjoy!
https://t.co/OMAqY0dRPE
@bryan_caplan
We're a new website aggregating empirical accounts of government failures. Filter-able by Causal Design, Correlation, and Descriptive Statistic. Run by economists.
Thought you might enjoy.
https://t.co/pKAP73Q3ef
@tylercowen
We're a new website aggregating empirical accounts of government failures. Filter-able by Causal Design, Correlation, and Descriptive Statistic. Run by economists.
Thought you might enjoy.
https://t.co/pKAP73Q3ef
On a per-student basis, the United States spends dramatically more on education than it did in 1970. Despite this fact, reading, math, and science test scores have barely budged since there 1970 levels.
https://t.co/HtNvHJSVSl
Countries where governments tax more of their citizens' incomes and where government spending is higher are also countries with smaller GDP growth rates.
https://t.co/hlMKlcTL0k
On September 1st, DC switched its curfew from midnight to 11pm. As Carr and Doleac demonstrate, the result is an increase in gunfire incidents, presumably because there are fewer witnesses on the streets.
https://t.co/gV57i8Gznu
Hey @EconTalker, we're a new resource for academics and commentators. Showing how government fails and often makes things worse. Let us know what you think of the site. #govfailure