Starting today: Kalshi will pay you 4.05% interest on both your cash and open positions. Here is the link. The post Arbitrage! (at multiple levels) appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.

1. Jay Mens. 2. Pink Floyd markets in everything. 3. Wimbledon to replace all of its human line judges. 4. Model this (AfD leader). 5. The New Bazaar, new economics podcast, first episode is Cardiff Garcia with Paul Krugman. 6. Data on economics RAs and how they do. The post Thursday assorted links appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION.

During the pandemic, economists often found themselves at odds with politicians, physicians, epidemiologists and others. Some politicians, for example, were worried that the pharma companies might engage in profiteering while economists worried that the pharma companies were not nearly profitable enough. Physicians focused on maximizing the health of...

The African National Congress no longer regards privatisation as a “swear word” and has accepted that “bringing private sector money on board is not selling your soul”, said South Africa’s deputy president Paul Mashatile. In an interview with the Financial Times at the end of a week-long investor roadshow to Britain and Ireland, Mashatile said South...

Here is the audio, video, and transcript.  Here is the episode summary: Tom Tugendhat has served as a Member of Parliament since 2015, holding roles such as Security Minister and chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee. Before entering Parliament, Tom served in in Iraq and Afghanistan. He also worked for the Foreign Office, helped establish the...

That is the topic of my latest Bloomberg column, here is one excerpt: First, whenever possible it is better to use private insurance, such as homeowner’s insurance and flood insurance, to protect against loss. One of the functions of insurance is to make losers at least partially whole after the fact, but another is to make risky decisions too expensive...