Is the EU’s single market and Eurozone even good for economic growth?
Since I can remember I've been told that prominent economists say that the European Single Market (tariff free zone) is good for business and the economy at large. And the…
Tracking ancestry and social inequality using American surnames
Our big project was finally published: Van Pelt, D., & Kirkegaard, E. O. (2026). Big Data, Deep Roots: Correlating Surname Genetic Ancestry and Socioeconomic Status across Millions of Americans. Comparative…
Race and social inequality in France
France is the 4th most populous country in Europe these days (it used to be number 1 before it had early secularization). It is also quite insular when it comes…
Explaining economic growth since 2000
Some days ago I posted some cumulative growth charts for OECD countries, like this one: These results are somewhat affected by the usual GDP issues relating to tax haven (Ireland…
January book reviews (4): Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa
In this 4th book review of those I read in January, we come to Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa,…
January book reviews (3): Matt Ridley’s How Innovation Works: Serendipity, Energy and the Saving of Time (2020)
I decided to review all books I read, which also serves as a motivator for making notes when reading (actually, I only highlight text and memory is usually enough reconstruct…
January book reviews: part 2 Acemoğlu & Robinson
We continue the January book reviews. I had initially wanted to put them all in one post, but that would have been obscenely long given my notes. So we move…
Book reviews for January 2026
I tend to write 2 types of book reviews: 1) full length singular posts, and 2) short summaries for many books by year's end. The trouble with the second approach…
Review: Can we avoid another financial crisis? (Steve Keen)
Last year, I remembered that I think most books are too long. Perhaps one sensible response to this is to favor reading shorter books in general. So I sorted my…
Reviewing Karl Marx
By whatever accidents of history, the otherwise obscure German Jewish Karl Marx became an internationally known hero and villain (depending on your view). I was somewhat familiar with his ideas…
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