Lessons for Central Banks: Interview with Kristin Forbes
Thomas Chow poses the questions in “Kristin Forbes on ‘wargaming’ for thenext crisis,” subtitled “The MIT professor and former BoE MPC member speaks about QE, scenario analysis and the ar of conducting monetary policy in the ‘fog of war'” (Central Banking, May 14, 2026, free registration required).
Cheap labour, English proficiency lift Kenya in global outsourcing rankings
Globally, the Philippines tops the world BPO market, due to its developed digital infrastructure, added to English fluency and a readily available and affordable workforce.
Simone Weil on Education and Attention
我在这个空间中多次写过有关“注意力经济”的文章（例如，此处、此处和此处）。当人们在屏幕上消费内容时，我们实际上是在出卖我们的注意力。购买许多商品和服务的决定取决于引起我们注意的因素。 It may look as if employers are paying … Continue reading Simone Weil on Education and AttentionThe post Simone Weil on Education and Attention first appeared on Conversable Economist.
One of the most user-friendly Linux distros I've ever used is also one of the most secure
Immutable Linux 是实现真正安全操作系统的最佳途径，而 Aurora Linux 可能是新用户的最佳选择。
How Medicare and Medicaid Rely on Private Health Insurance
对于大多数医疗保险和医疗补助受益人来说，政府计划向私人健康保险公司付费，让其由私人公司提供服务。在《经济展望杂志》2026 年春季刊中，Tim Layton、Luca Maini 和 J. Michael McWilliams 在“成功的替代品？公共……继续阅读医疗保险和医疗补助如何依赖私人健康保险”中讲述了医疗保险的故事医疗保险和医疗补助如何依赖私人健康保险这篇文章首次出现在《Conversable Economist》上。
Predicting the Unpredictable: How Ypsilanti Township Uses Data to Protect Ford Lake
https://www.fondriest.com/news/predicting-the-unpredictable-how-ypsilanti-township-uses-data-to-protect-ford-lake.htm预测不可预测的情况：伊普西兰蒂镇如何使用数据保护福特湖的帖子首先出现在《湖科学家》上。
Agricultural Production Functions Without Prices
我承认这个故事对于那些有经济学家学术研讨会经验的人来说是内幕消息。但它让我笑了，所以我把它传下去了。 Jesse Tack、Jisang Yu 和 Roderick M. Rejesus 就是这样介绍他们的评论文章“农业生产经济学的最新方法：价格到底在哪里？” （粮食政策，五月……继续阅读没有价格的农业生产函数这篇文章《没有价格的农业生产函数》首先出现在《Conversable Economist》上。
Heat Makes Animals Stupid and Aggressive
Marta Zaraska，Knowable 杂志 在南非炎热的一天，雌性南方花斑鸫鸟无法正常思考。中等大小的黑白鸟正试图捕捉美味......
Утверждена актуализированная концепция проведения конкурсов «Абилимпикс» на 2018-2020 годы
On April 12, at the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia, chaired by Deputy Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation T.Yu. Sinyugina held a meeting of the organizing committee of the National Championship of Professional Skills among the Disabled and Persons with Disabiliti
Allica lands £350m in British Business Bank scheme aimed at fintechs
Allica 银行已获得英国国有经济发展银行的贷款支持，该计划旨在支持向小企业提供贷款的高增长挑战者。这家总部位于伦敦的金融科技公司于今年早些时候确立了 10 亿美元独角兽的地位，已在英国商业银行的新 ENABLE 担保计划 City [...]
