Saturday assorted links
The article discusses various topics including tax evasion and its potential impact on tax revenue. It also touches on the current job market and the use of AI in economic strategies. Additionally, it highlights advancements in pancreatic cancer research and the decline in enrollments for economic graduate programs.
- ▪Tax evasion may have implications for increasing tax revenue.
- ▪Auren Hoffman provides insights on the evolving job market.
- ▪AI agents are being explored for economic precommitment strategies.
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| Original publisher | Marginal Revolution |
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| Publication time | Sat, 16 May 2026 16:38:13 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-16T16:40:19.008Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-16T16:40:19.008Z |
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Saturday assorted links by Tyler Cowen May 16, 2026 at 12:38 pm 1. Can opportunities for tax evasion increase tax revenue? 2. Auren Hoffman on the new jobs market. 3. Using AI agents for economic precommitment. 4. The progress against pancreatic cancer. 5. Christian philosophies of technology. The full (new) Substack is here. 6. Economic graduate program enrollments are falling. 0 Comments Facebook Twitter RSS Feed print Comments Sort by Top Sort by Recent Sort by Controversial <article class="blog-comment depth-<%= model.depth %>" id="blog-comment-<%= model.id %>" data-user-vote="<%= model.user_vote %>" data-vote-count="<%= model.vote_count %>" data-vote-total="<%= model.vote_total %>" data-updoots="<%= model.updoots %>" data-downboops="<%= model.downboops %>"> <div class="byline"> <div…
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