Alex Tabarrok
Alex Tabarrok
Alexander Taghi Tabarrokis a Canadian-American economist and co-author, with Tyler Cowen, of the economics blog Marginal Revolution. Tabarrok and Cowen have also ventured into online education with Marginal Revolution University...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionEconomist
CountryCanada
attitude thinking views
I utterly reject the view that the Third World is doomed to poverty and starvation. Not only is this wrong, I think this attitude verges on the immoral, like thinking that slavery is an unalterable facet of the human condition so why bother doing anything about it?
thinking ideas trying
Democracy is an experimental system. I like it when states try out new ideas. I think we ought to expand, not contract, our federalist system.
thinking mind television
I think modern television shows, with their intricate plots, are stimulating our minds. This is one reason IQs have been going up.
almost came changing china chinese developed expect future india indian longer nobel number prizes
It used to be that almost all innovation came from the U.S. and a small number of other developed countries. That's no longer the case, and as China and India grow, it's changing even more. Expect a lot more Chinese and Indian Nobel prizes in the future.
college focus magic
Our obsessive focus on college schooling has blinded us to basic truths. College is a place, not a magic formula. It matters what subjects students study, and subsidies should focus on the subjects that matter the most - not to the students, but to everyone else.
sitting world classroom
Well-roundedness comes not from sitting in a classroom but from experiencing the larger world.
motivation cancer inspiration
If China and India were as rich as the United States is today, the market for cancer drugs would be eight times larger than it is now.
differences wages immigration
As far as wages are concerned, the only difference between immigration and birth is that birth takes longer.
strong writing differences
Writing on the blog, you want to get attention and make strong claims. In academic work, that often doesn't pay, so sometimes it's a little bit difficult going back and forth to navigate these differences.
worry stories hollywood
Michael Moore didn't have to worry that anyone would misinterpret the title of his film, 'Capitalism: A Love Story,' because in Hollywood, no one loves capitalism. That's too bad, because Hollywood is one of capitalism's greatest successes.
country technology ideas
America has the highest standard of living of any major country in the entire world. To maintain and enhance that standard of living, America should continue to embrace those qualities which have made America great: openness and dynamism. Openness to new technologies, new ideas and new people is America's greatest source of strength.
college educated wells
Going to college is neither necessary nor sufficient to be well-educated.
egalitarianism people hollywood
Like many works of literature, Hollywood chooses for its villains people who strive for social dominance through the pursuit of wealth, prestige, and power. But the ordinary business of capitalism is much more egalitarian: It's about finding meaning and enjoyment in work and production.
payroll-tax benefits trends
More retirees, longer life expectancy, larger benefits, and fewer workers - these trends have meant substantial increases in the payroll tax. Since the social security program began, the payroll tax has increased more than 500 percent.