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Who cares about patent waivers for vaccines?:
Roughly speaking the answer should be "nobody." A short article by Michele Boldrin, Flavio Toxvaerd and myself.
[Posted at 05/15/2021 04:41 AM by David K. Levine 
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Data Analytics and Covid-19:
A video of a discussion of role and importance of social science data analysis in combating the pandemic at Bocconi.
[Posted at 04/24/2021 03:24 AM by David K. Levine ]
Are vaccination pauses a good idea?:
Peter Hansen and I think not: we have written an essay explaining why not If you agree please share it.
[Posted at 04/22/2021 05:08 AM by David K. Levine ]
Forecasting elections:
It is all about voter turnout. Here is what 538 does not understand.
[Posted at 11/02/2020 05:37 AM by David K. Levine ]
Monopoly:
The modern field of industrial organization seems to have spent decades chasing itself into smaller and smaller circles while the real and serious problems of monopoly go ignored. James A. Schmitz, Jr. is trying to remedy this with his monumental indictment of modern monopoly: read his book Monopolies Inflict Great Harm on Low- and Middle-Income Americans Or get a taste of it with his shorter articles on his website.
[Posted at 05/23/2020 02:17 AM by David K. Levine ]
Covid 19:
A group of economists and scientists planning how to get us out of this mess.
[Posted at 03/26/2020 12:11 PM by David K. Levine ]
Global Warming: What Sort of Mess Have We Made:
An essay detailing my conclusions from reading the economic literature on climate change.
[Posted at 12/03/2019 04:33 AM by David K. Levine ]
Intervention:
and peace?
[Posted at 10/18/2018 02:29 AM by David K. Levine ]
An Interview with an Economist:
An economist speaks (me) . A nice interview by Arnaud Marthouret:. Arnaud runs an architectural photography business. Yes I do know some real people!
[Posted at 08/15/2018 03:04 AM by David K. Levine ]
Elon Musk and Me:
An article Newsweek about the concept and benefits of open patents: "open patents could bring monetary gain sooner. 'Even though you only have a share of the market,' Levine says, 'you have a share of a growing market rather than a larger share of a not-growing market.'"
[Posted at 06/06/2018 01:09 AM by David K. Levine ]
