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Tyler Cowen

ARTICLES BY TYLER COWEN

This is likely to be one of the gentler stagflations in history. (AFP)

US economy: Is stagflation making a comeback amid Trump turbulence?

3 min read . 21 Feb 2025

Does it really make sense to evaluate for tax purposes all the nice things businesses do for their workers?

Tax arbitrage: If you own a business, you can claim almost anything as expense

3 min read . 13 Dec 2024

It is probably best for Bitcoin if Satoshi is no longer alive. (Pexels)

Who is Bitcoin’s creator Satoshi Nakamoto? It’s not irrelevant.

4 min read . 23 Oct 2024

If crypto and the dollar are complements internationally, the US government might want to encourage crypto as a way to expand the reach of the dollar. (Bloomberg)

Trump's proposal of a Federal Reserve for Bitcoin is puzzling but not absurd

3 min read . 04 Aug 2024

I have learnt a great deal about management and group dynamics, for example, by reading books about the Beatles. (istockphoto)

The best business books tend to be about music and sports

4 min read . 04 Jun 2024

If AGI is realized, it would be akin to the arrival of billions of potential workers into the global economy at roughly at the same time.

AI could drive up the neutral rate of interest in an economy

3 min read . 28 Mar 2024

There is the notion that Sora has been trained on ‘synthetic data,’ for example, which in this context means other videos created by AI tools, rather than videos of real life. (REUTERS)

OpenAI's video generator Sora could take advertising places—and quick

3 min read . 22 Feb 2024

Janet Yellen’s letter responded to a plea from a “group of humble savers” that included consumer advocate Ralph Nader frustrated by low returns gained from traditional bank deposits and money-market accounts. Photo: Reuters

Why did economists go wrong by forecasting a US recession this year?

3 min read . 27 Dec 2023

Both inflation and unemployment are headed in the right direction, and most economists expect the US to avoid a recession in 2024 (Photo: AFP)

How were so many economists so wrong about the recession?

3 min read . 26 Dec 2023

We need better science to limit existential risks, and strong AI capabilities are one way to improve science.

Sam Altman's ouster from OpenAI has brought AI safety back into the spotlight

3 min read . 20 Nov 2023

A lot of Instagram or YouTube or TikTok accounts feature children, and they can be cute, endearing or annoying.

Kidfluencers are the chimney sweeps of the information age

4 min read . 05 Oct 2023

Bob Lucas was an economist who often defied expectations

Bob Lucas was an economist who often defied expectations

3 min read . 18 May 2023

British PM Liz Truss has opted for tax cuts that many consider reckless (Photo: Reuters)

Liz Truss’s economic plan may not be as bad as critics say it is

3 min read . 27 Sept 2022

Full reunification of India and Pakistan is difficult to imagine. (PTI)

Opinion | What if India and Pakistan actually got along?

4 min read . 14 Aug 2022

The price of money hasn’t quite followed the logic of demand and supply (Photo: Bloomberg)

Puzzles that attend economic analysis of real interest rates

3 min read . 04 Apr 2022

A file photo of Ronald Reagan, It’s impossible to know exactly what Reagan would have thought of Putin’s Russia. But everything Reagan said and wrote implies that he would have been highly suspicious of it

How Ronald Reagan would have handled Putin

3 min read . 23 Feb 2022

Putin is seen as a rational player but Nato may need to review its response (Photo: AP)

Some clues from game theory on what Putin might do next

3 min read . 25 Jan 2022

Crypto tokens could perhaps be compared to music compositions (Photo: iStock)

The cryptosphere may evolve to resemble the music market

3 min read . 21 Dec 2021

Nuclear fission is common while fusion has been a major challenge

Nuclear fusion could be close enough to start blue-sky gazing

3 min read . 14 Nov 2021

Shipping containers are so costly now that export profitability has been hit (Photo: Bloomberg)

There’s no shortage of reasons for global supply-chain turmoil

3 min read . 12 Oct 2021