tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post2646141242233211450..comments2024-01-12T00:32:20.149-08:00Comments on The Overhead Wire: Congrats to KrugmanPantograph Trolleypolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-36064820624709728452008-10-14T10:28:00.000-07:002008-10-14T10:28:00.000-07:00From the link to Nobel above, it seemed to be part...From the link to Nobel above, it seemed to be partly related to economic geography.Pantograph Trolleypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-39740541654306269182008-10-14T07:43:00.000-07:002008-10-14T07:43:00.000-07:00His Nobel work was on international trade and curr...His Nobel work was on international trade and currency exchange rates, so it probably doesn't relate at all.Alon Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195377309045184452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-79831406686601494832008-10-13T22:25:00.000-07:002008-10-13T22:25:00.000-07:00True. I'm trying to see how his nobel work might ...True. I'm trying to see how his nobel work might relate transit expansion specifically. I'll have to read the papers.Pantograph Trolleypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17833159138533550544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6609536178570975752.post-12395140578671729842008-10-13T21:51:00.000-07:002008-10-13T21:51:00.000-07:00The article was very Friedmanian. It's anecdotal, ...The article was very Friedmanian. It's anecdotal, it comes off as the reaction of a wayward tourist seeing something shiny in another country, and it has a very low information-to-narrative ratio. At least it provides more context, by mentioning density and the problem of buildings.Alon Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12195377309045184452noreply@blogger.com