Yes the Presidential system is a terrible idea. You elect someone for a fixed amount of time without really knowing if he's any good, and then can't remove him when he screws up. Parliament… (View Post)

Yes, of course. Card did excellent work in improving methodology. The Nobel Prize was definitely deserved. I remember reading his famous paper on fast food wages in Pennsylvania and New Jersey when i… (View Post)

WHO advice was not to restrict travel iirc. I remember the crap Trump got for it. And it didn't stop cases getting to America either. By the time we were thinking about it, it was too late. (View Post)

Card's work is controversial, and his findings are heavily disputed. On the whole, I agree with him on employment and disagree on wages. See for example the finding that a 1 percentage point inc… (View Post)

God knows why the hell we do. (View Post)