Economic Sense

I have written before that many people  are confused 'big ag' and 'industrial agriculture.'  These terms typically are devoi...

Some initial thoughts on a recent study covered in Salon.... Link I  looked at the methodology-standard ANOVA and non parametric KR ...

http://fortune.com/2015/03/02/economic-inequality-myth-1-percent-wealth/ This article highlights some interesting statistics about econo...

Nice piece from Marc Bellemare: "In that debate, I am often astounded by how anti-scientific the anti-GMO crowd can be. This is esp...

I recently just wrote a blog post over at my applied econometrics blog (Econometric Sense) about fat tails and risk modeling. At the end of...

This is an older article (from the Guardian) but has some good points by former Cargill CEO Greg page, that are consistent with other posts ...

I have to say I absolutely recommend the recent EconTalk discussion between Russ Roberts and Greg Page (formerly CEO of Cargill): http://w...

Some years ago in his widely popular book, the Armchair Economist, Steve Landsburg included an essay entitled 'Why I Am Not An Environm...

There was recently a really good article from Real Clear Politics requiring the fad/trend of buying local, 'Buying Local' is Really ...

There was a really nice article via Pork Network related to a recent study linking inflammation and cancer to a sugar molecule found in red ...

This equates to a lower carbon footprint and improved sustainability. All market driven. Good for the environment, the producer,and the con...

Recently there was a really nice article in the NYT about how big data is being leveraged in the ag industry, Working the Land and the Data....

The article linked below gives some interesting context that helps us to understand partly why the scientific consensus on GMO foods is tha...

http://onpoint.wbur.org/2014/05/20/antarctic-melt-carbon-tax Ashbrook asks, if the market were the answer and not a carbon tax, then why ...

“Was the government to prescribe to us our medicine and diet, our bodies would be in such keeping as our souls are now” - Thomas Jeffers...

This farmer may not have ever read "The Use of Knowledge in Society" but they get it:  "I know my farm much better than ...

On December 17th I was invited on AgriTalk with Mike Adams to discuss the impact of biotechnology on farmers' choices in seed options. A...

I recently came across the following article in the Huffington post: Do Farmers Have Choices? by Jenny Dewey Rohrich who also has a very ni...

I recently saw this tweet (which I'll keep anonymous out of respect of the author): "We all cause greenhouse gases to be released...

http://cafehayek.com/2013/11/a-note-on-information-asymmetry.html A nice quote. "Perhaps the greatest information asymmetry of al...