Archive - Professor Tim Kane

Early draft: Preface for the VALUE OF NOTHING manuscript

Gated. I will greatly appreciate comments. For subscribers only.

Jun 19 •

My Theory about the Great Productivity Slowdown

Maybe growth is going beyond measurement?

Jun 18 •

Has Progress Slowed Since 1970?

A short question (poll) before tomorrow's column

Jun 17 •

Congress can save the economy today, without paying the price.

Interest rates could drop by 2 percentage points immediately with a commitment to balancing the federal budget by 2035.

Jun 16 •

"The Politics Guys" Podcast Guest

What's on my mind

Jun 13 •

How Should We Assess Students when Papers are Impossibly Bankrupt?

Nobody should be grading papers, ever again

Jun 9 •

May 2025

The Sins of Harvard

How America's oldest university betrayed its 501(c)(3) status

May 5 •

April 2025

Trade Deficit, Investment Surplus

The one chart President Trump needs to see

Apr 3 •

March 2025

February 2025

Markets Love You (UATX)

The new course bidding system at the University

Feb 27 •

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