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Brian Albrecht

  • Chief Economist, International Center for Law & Economics
  • Economics Writer, Freelance
Minnesota
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Chief Economist @LawEconCenter. Antitrust and price theory. đź“ťPrice Theory Newsletter www.economicforces.xyz
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Never Reason from an Accounting Identity, Redux Original

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By Brian Albrecht
| economicforces.xyz
Re-post of a core Economic Forces idea that is worth repeating If you ever come across an economic argument that seems to make sense but goes completely against conventional economic wisdom, it’s probably “reasoning from an accounting identity.” Run in the other direction. Accounting does not explain anything. That’s why we have price theory. Take the following example.
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A compute tax is a REALLY dumb idea

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By Brian Albrecht
| economicforces.xyz
People are freaking out about AI. That’s never a good starting point for sensible policy. So we get weird ideas. One idea is to tax computer processing capabilities, sometimes called a “compute tax.” Andrew Yang is pushing it, so you know it must be serious. John Arnold captured the general sentiment on Twitter: This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
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A compute tax is a REALLY dumb idea

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By Brian Albrecht
| Substack
People are freaking out about AI. That’s never a good starting point for sensible policy. So we get weird ideas. One idea is to tax computer processing capabilities, sometimes called a “compute tax.” Andrew Yang is pushing it, so you know it must be serious. John Arnold captured the general sentiment on Twitter: This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support our work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.
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