@TimothyTTaylor

Journal of Economic Perspectives, Conversable Economist

 Minnesota
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Joined October 2012
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A Tax-Side Agenda for Addressing US Budget Deficits conversableeconomist.com/202…
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The Challenge of US Rural Development conversableeconomist.com/202…

The Challenge of US Rural Development - Conversable Economist

The first challenge of discussing US rural areas is to define them. I remember once reading a poetic definition that a rural area is a place where the shape of the land matters. But the US Census...

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Equity in K-12 School Spending conversableeconomist.com/202…
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The Challenge of US Rural Development conversableeconomist.com/202…

The Challenge of US Rural Development - Conversable Economist

The first challenge of discussing US rural areas is to define them. I remember once reading a poetic definition that a rural area is a place where the shape of the land matters. But the US Census...

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Equity in K-12 School Spending conversableeconomist.com/202…
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Financial Literacy: How Many Can Pass the Test? conversableeconomist.com/202…
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Interview with Gita Gopinath: Trade and Currencies conversableeconomist.com/202…

Interview with Gita Gopinath: Trade and Currencies - Conversable Economist

Tyler Cowen serves up the questions in "Gita Gopinath on Trade, Currencies, and Economic Transformation" (Conversations with Tyler, September 25, 2026). Gopinath has just returned to Harvard after a...

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Interview with Ariel Pakes: The Inner Workings of Product Markets conversableeconomist.com/202…

Interview with Ariel Pakes: The Inner Workings of Product Markets - Conversable Economist

Jeff Horwich serves as interlocutor in "Interview with Ariel Pakes: To understand the broader economy, unlock the inner workings of product markets" (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, September...

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I Would Like the Value of My Home to Rise, While My Property Taxes Fall conversableeconomist.com/202…

I Would Like the Value of My Home to Rise, While My Property Taxes Fall - Conversable Economist

Many of us are inconsistent in our economic desires. I would like the price of my home to rise, because it increases my wealth, but I would also like the prices of all other homes to fall, so that I...

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S-Shaped Utility Curves, Poverty, and Risk-Taking conversableeconomist.com/202…

S-Shaped Utility Curves, Poverty, and Risk-Taking - Conversable Economist

When economists think about how much utility is gained from additional economic resources the basic assumption is that an additional amount of income or wealth increases utility, but by a diminishing...

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Interview with Ariel Pakes: The Inner Workings of Product Markets conversableeconomist.com/202…

Interview with Ariel Pakes: The Inner Workings of Product Markets - Conversable Economist

Jeff Horwich serves as interlocutor in "Interview with Ariel Pakes: To understand the broader economy, unlock the inner workings of product markets" (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, September...

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I Would Like the Value of My Home to Rise, While My Property Taxes Fall conversableeconomist.com/202…

I Would Like the Value of My Home to Rise, While My Property Taxes Fall - Conversable Economist

Many of us are inconsistent in our economic desires. I would like the price of my home to rise, because it increases my wealth, but I would also like the prices of all other homes to fall, so that I...

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S-Shaped Utility Curves, Poverty, and Risk-Taking conversableeconomist.com/202…

S-Shaped Utility Curves, Poverty, and Risk-Taking - Conversable Economist

When economists think about how much utility is gained from additional economic resources the basic assumption is that an additional amount of income or wealth increases utility, but by a diminishing...

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A US Federal Budget Chartbook conversableeconomist.com/202…
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US Manufacturing Jobs: The Long Transition conversableeconomist.com/202…
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Two forthcoming JEP papers on private credit: "The Role of Private Debt in the Financial Ecosystem," Victoria Ivashina aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.12… "Private Credit, Balance Sheets, and Financial Stability," Gregor Matvos, Tomasz Piskorski, and Amit Seru aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.12…
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Denmark has eliminated its national post office, after 400 years. If you want to send a physical letter, you now bring it to a private company storefront. Denmark will not be the last country to do this. smithsonianmag.com/smart-new…

Denmark's Postal Service Is About to Stop Delivering Physical Letters After 400 Years

As the volume of letters plummets, PostNord, the government-owned postal service of Denmark and Sweden, will stop transporting letters in Denmark on December 30, though it will continue distributing...

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Adam Smith: Rule of Law as the Backbone for Markets conversableeconomist.com/202…

Adam Smith: Rule of Law as the Backbone for Markets - Conversable Economist

Adam Smith's 1776 book, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, is often described in casual conversation (at least by noneconomists) as a manifesto for the benefits and power...

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Michael Kremer is the new chief economist at the World Bank. Ten years ago, he wrote "The New Role for the World Bank" (with Michael Clemens) in the JEP. Here's a link to the article and the abstract: aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.12…
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Energy and Carbon Emissions: Some Global Ground Truths conversableeconomist.com/202…
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