Which countries have naturalised the most immigrants over the past decade?
Source: Daily chart: Welcome to America | The Economist
I’d like to see a graph next to this of GDP and per-capita productivity against foreign-born population percentage.
Month: June 2012
Economists find evidence for famous hypothesis of ‘comparative advantage’
Why do nations trade goods instead of producing more themselves? An old theory, that countries specialize in the products they make well, may be on the money.
Source: Economists find evidence for famous hypothesis of ‘comparative advantage’
Mary Meeker’s Latest Incredibly Insightful Presentation About The State Of The Web – Business Insider
No one in the entire world is as good at summarizing the state of the technology business through slideshow presentations as Kleiner Perkins partner Mary Meeker.
The reason casinos track your behavior? To lure you into gambling too much
Online culture magazine limn has published a sobering article about how casinos are using hi-tech behavioral profiling of its customers to maximize patron engagement.
Source: The reason casinos track your behavior? To lure you into gambling too much
What Surgeons Get Paid, and What Patients Think Surgeons Get Paid – Freakonomics Freakonomics
Jared Foran, an orthopedic surgeon in Denver, is a co-author of a new study called “Patient Perception of Physician Reimbursement in Elective Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty” (PDF here). The authors surveyed 1,200 patients to see how much they thought orthopedic surgeons should make and what Medicare actually pays for a hip or knee replacement.
Source: What Surgeons Get Paid, and What Patients Think Surgeons Get Paid – Freakonomics Freakonomics