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Rent control is a type of policy where a maximum cap is put on what a landlord may charge tenants. I've seen two sources that suggest that there is an (edit: academic economists) consensus against rent control: 1. A 2009 review. 2. 81% of economists agree against rent control. I'm...

I've written this interactive notebook in Foretold prediction platform. It is meant to be completely beginner friendly and takes about 2 hours to go through. I've used it as the basis for a workshop, and the accompanying slides can be found at the bottom of the notebook. From the notebook:...

Collecting some previous discussions on the matter, trying to reach a conclusion that would benefit me in my path to be more rational. Written with haste to serve as a reference for myself, possibly useful for you, and to be more accountable to be methodological in my rationality self-improvement. 1....

The amount of money spent worldwide on advertisements is astronomical, reaching about 550 billion dollars annually and is expected to continue growing rapidly. In 2016, the top 20 companies with the biggest annual advertising budget spend between 2.7 to 8.3 billion dollars annually. Is this a result of a race-to-the-bottom-type...