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Albert's Import
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Lump of Labor: Certainly a Red Herring (And Possibly not a Fallacy)
Albert's Import
Oct 22
I have written before that it is OK to worry about the effects of automation on work. One frequently encountered response is that this worry is wrong...
Lump of Labor: Certainly a Red Herring (And Possibly not a Fallacy)
Albert's Import
Oct 22
I have written before that it is OK to worry about the effects of automation on work. One frequently encountered response is that this worry is wrong...
Production Function (A Quick Overview)
Albert's Import
May 19
So I have been meaning to write more about what is happening to labor and capital as we transition from industrial society to information society. To...
Production Function (A Quick Overview)
Albert's Import
May 19
So I have been meaning to write more about what is happening to labor and capital as we transition from industrial society to information society. To...
Going Past Capital
Albert's Import
May 26
Tonight I will be participating in a panel discussion about Universal Basic Income. One of the key arguments for UBI is that we need to decouple peop...
Going Past Capital
Albert's Import
May 26
Tonight I will be participating in a panel discussion about Universal Basic Income. One of the key arguments for UBI is that we need to decouple peop...
Burning Man: Experiencing Rationing
Albert's Import
Oct 2
Susan and I went to Burning Man this year for our first time. We had a wonderful experience together with our friends Cindy and Robin (who is an expe...
Burning Man: Experiencing Rationing
Albert's Import
Oct 2
Susan and I went to Burning Man this year for our first time. We had a wonderful experience together with our friends Cindy and Robin (who is an expe...
Some Thoughts on Surge Pricing
Albert's Import
Dec 19
I am sympathetic to Uber’s basic argument that surge pricing is the market at work as (a) nobody is being forced to take an Uber and (b) raising pric...
Some Thoughts on Surge Pricing
Albert's Import
Dec 19
I am sympathetic to Uber’s basic argument that surge pricing is the market at work as (a) nobody is being forced to take an Uber and (b) raising pric...
On Demand Services and (Mis)Understanding Vertical Integration
Albert's Import
Sep 15
While thinking about my talk at the On Demand Conference today in New York, I stumbled upon a tweet which quotes a Bloomberg piece on Baidu’s Robin L...
On Demand Services and (Mis)Understanding Vertical Integration
Albert's Import
Sep 15
While thinking about my talk at the On Demand Conference today in New York, I stumbled upon a tweet which quotes a Bloomberg piece on Baidu’s Robin L...
Valuations: Public and Private Markets Misleading Each Other?
Albert's Import
Mar 5
With the NASDAQ going above 5,000 for the first time since the year 2000 valuations in tech are once again on everyone’s mind, mine included. It has ...
Valuations: Public and Private Markets Misleading Each Other?
Albert's Import
Mar 5
With the NASDAQ going above 5,000 for the first time since the year 2000 valuations in tech are once again on everyone’s mind, mine included. It has ...
Why Values Matter in On-Demand Transportation
Albert's Import
Nov 24
I took last week off from blogging for family reasons which means I sat out a big wave of posts about Uber. Don’t worry, I am not going to rehash tha...
Why Values Matter in On-Demand Transportation
Albert's Import
Nov 24
I took last week off from blogging for family reasons which means I sat out a big wave of posts about Uber. Don’t worry, I am not going to rehash tha...
Attention on Digital Monopolies
Albert's Import
Jul 25
The dominant position of companies such as Google, Facebook, Amazon is sure receiving a lot more attention these days. There is critical media covera...
Attention on Digital Monopolies
Albert's Import
Jul 25
The dominant position of companies such as Google, Facebook, Amazon is sure receiving a lot more attention these days. There is critical media covera...
Hotelling’s Law at Work: Cars and Twitter Hearts
Albert's Import
Nov 4
If you have looked for your car recently in a big parking lot and had trouble finding it you can be forgiven. All modern cars look alike. In fact, if...
Hotelling’s Law at Work: Cars and Twitter Hearts
Albert's Import
Nov 4
If you have looked for your car recently in a big parking lot and had trouble finding it you can be forgiven. All modern cars look alike. In fact, if...
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