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Economics

Micro-Entrepreneurs and the Industrial Revolution

| March 19, 2015 | Economics

Micro-Entrepreneurs and the Industrial Revolution
The human brain weighs just three pounds and yet it contains around 86 billion neurons. Neurogrid, a new circuit board developed at Stanford and modeled on the human brain, is 9,000 times faster than the average computer yet it effectively contains some 86,000 times...
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Joel Montgomery
Joel Montgomery has worked in 31 countries, lived in five, and speaks three languages. With a career straddling the private and social sectors, Joel has experience working with large Fortune 100 companies and small startups.

Gentrification: A Blessing or a Plague?

| March 5, 2015 | Economics

Gentrification: A Blessing or a Plague?
For those of us living in any one of America’s large cities (New York, Washington, etc.), gentrification is likely a term we are familiar with. Over the last decade or so, these cities—many of which had become known for their high levels of poverty and crime—have...
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Tyler Castle
Tyler Castle is the director of AEI's Initiative on Faith & Public Life. He is a graduate of Westmont College and a former John Jay Institute Fellow.

How the Hipster Ethic Is Revitalizing the American Economy

| February 3, 2015 | Economics

How the Hipster Ethic Is Revitalizing the American Economy
Let me be clear. I am no advocate of hipster culture as it is often realized in American society today. At its worst, it is contrarian for the mere sake of being contrarian, which is, of course, obnoxious. But at the same time, there are positive, even praiseworthy...
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Tyler Castle
Tyler Castle is the director of AEI's Initiative on Faith & Public Life. He is a graduate of Westmont College and a former John Jay Institute Fellow.

Is It Possible to Have Too Many Choices?

| January 28, 2015 | Economics

Is It Possible to Have Too Many Choices?
On May 27, 1829 the chemist and mineralogist James Smithson died at the age of sixty-three. With no natural heir, Smithson’s will stated that his fortune would pass on to his nephew Henry Hungerford. Six years later, Hungerford also died childless, thus activating a...
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Joel Montgomery
Joel Montgomery has worked in 31 countries, lived in five, and speaks three languages. With a career straddling the private and social sectors, Joel has experience working with large Fortune 100 companies and small startups.