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Is AI currently helping economic research?

The third possibility, that AI helps to weed out mistakes, is trickier for the discipline. This stage could become even more important if journals do start to be hit by a wave of AI-generated slop — or, perhaps more likely, good papers with so many appendices and robustness checks that even the most dedicated referee […] The post Is AI currently helping economic research? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. CommentsIn reply to )( ./nks V. On K-Street in DC, there is a large . by DICK NIGER...

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Why the world doesn’t recycle more nuclear waste

The prospect of making trash useful is always fascinating to me. Whether it’s used batteries, solar panels, or spent nuclear fuel, getting use out of something destined for disposal sounds like a win all around. In nuclear energy, figuring out what to do with waste has always been a challenge, since the material needs to…

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How much more will oil prices have to go up?

[Robin] Brooks: So let me give you two ways of thinking about what’s going on, both of them are really about trying to think about what kind of risk premia need to be priced in oil, given all the massive uncertainty that we have. The first way that I’ve been thinking about this is—I spent […] The post How much more will oil prices have to go up? appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION. Related StoriesMore on the David Lang opera version of Wealth of NationsA Danish Fix for U.S. Mortgage Lock-in...

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