- April 26, 2026
Sunday assorted links
1. Why AI can simulate but not instantiate consciousness. 2. Why you should start a company instead of working in
Thomas Gresham is underrated – Marginal REVOLUTION
While northern professions in 1600 did not require lengthy training in mathematics or science, there was popular interest in these
Zimbabwe facts of the day
Zimbabwe, often considered an economic basket-case because of its history of farm seizures and hyperinflation, is enjoying an idiosyncratic boom.
That was then, this is now
From 1857: The Persians were great sticklers for ceremony, it turned out, and now that the treaty was ratified, they
The WEO Wartime Economic Outlook
Out today; first, the IMF’s reference scenario: This is the reference scenario, invoking a short war. Here are revisions preconflict,
Financial Regulation and AI: A Faustian Bargain?
Important work is just flowing these days, and much of it (of course) concerns AI: We study whether AI methods
Greg Mankiw’s Blog: Thank you, AEA
About Me Name: Greg Mankiw Location: United States I am the Robert M. Beren Professor of Economics at Harvard University.
Trump Credibility Measured | Econbrowser
From TruthSocial, 5AM ET: Kalshi betting odds on number of ships through Strait of Hormuz through April 5: Source:
Nowcast, Tracking of Private Domestic Final Demand (aka “core GDP”)
From Atlanta Fed and Goldman Sachs, today: Figure 1: Final sales to private domestic purchasers (bold black), 2023-24 stochastic trend
113 Years of the Real Oil Price (WTI)
Tyler Godspeed (former acting CEA Chair Trump 1.0; chief economist ExxonMobil) observes that shocks as determinants of recessions means they