Archive - Second Hand Economist

Is Redistributive Taxation Justifiable? Part 1

Do the Rich Deserve their Wealth?

Sep 5, 2024 •

Alexander de Vries

3

November 2023

Ending Poverty: Today or Forever?

In which I criticize one of my favorite organizations

Nov 6, 2023 •

Alexander de Vries

6

February 2023

Calculating Average Happiness is Actually Pretty Simple

A Few Robustness Checks

Feb 18, 2023 •

Alexander de Vries

4

5

November 2022

Perhaps I treated you too harshly, GDP

The much-maligned statistic is actually fairly good at measuring well-being

Nov 2, 2022 •

Alexander de Vries

14

4

March 2022

Acronyms for Happiness, part 1

How countries try to measure economic well-being

Mar 20, 2022 •

Alexander de Vries

4

February 2022

Some Technical Problems With Measuring Happiness

Feb 9, 2022 •

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