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DOGE Will Increase Government Efficiency
Why Do Economists Have Trouble Benchmarking Public Sector Efficiency?
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Matthew E. Kahn
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What Do Microeconomists Know About Producing "Abundance"?
Insights from Friedman's Capitalism and Freedom
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Matthew E. Kahn
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Adaptation Lessons from Hurricane Helene and Milton
Both Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton caused death and destruction.
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The Enduring Quality of My Coauthored 2022 Review of Financial Studies Paper
In this Substack, I will tell a true story about the recent retraction of my co-authored paper.
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Matthew E. Kahn
What Do Climate Economics Models Teach Us About The Future?
The Lucas Critique Always Lurks!
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Matthew E. Kahn
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The Economics of Natural Disasters
A Preview of My New Book
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Matthew E. Kahn
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Has International Trade Caused Rust Belt Collapse?
The New York Times has published a tough piece by Oren Cass where he argues that economists deserve some blame for teaching millions of Econ 101…
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Matthew E. Kahn
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The Insurer as the “Adult in the Room”
On Monday June 10th 2024, I gave a talk at an Insurance Conference at St.
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The Flattening Climate Damage Function
Could the Social Cost of Carbon Decline over Time Due to Adaptation Progress?
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Matthew E. Kahn
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When Are Reciprocal Tariff Threats From Small Nations Credible?
Akerlof+Krugman = ?
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Will RFK Jr Improve Our Health?
For roughly 30 years now, I have had a continued interest in the Economics of Type 2 diabetes.
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Stop Financing Local Public Infrastructure Projects Using Federal Funds
Who Should Pay for California's High Speed Rail and Local Levees?
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