Topic: Eric Morris

NYT Bloggers Are Misleading Readers on Rail Transport

SeekingAlpha - 909 days ago
The New York Times has now turned loose writers at two of its economics blogs to make weak arguments against the construction of high-speed rail lines. Now, Freakonomics' Eric Morris seems to want to get in on the act, via a lame ...

Hes in youre out

The Encyclopedia Britannica - 912 days ago
A photograph is presented of college football player Eric Morris scoring a touchdown in a 34-27 victory against the Oklahoma Sooners. There was no replay review needed to see that 1) Texas Tech receiver Eric Morris broke the plane of the end ...

Greening the Brain

Freakonomics - 1025 days ago
In the Times Magazine, Jon Gertner takes a look at the Center for Research on Environmental Decisions (CRED), which is dedicated to analyzing how people make environmental decisions. CRED has discovered, for instance, that if a carbon tax is framed as an ...

SimBudget

Freakonomics - 1114 days ago
Eric Morris, a researcher at U.C.L.A.'s Institute of Transportation Studies, has already written a few posts here, and will now join our corps of recurring guests bloggers. Now the Kansas Department of Transportation has come up with a ...

Why You'll Love Paying for Roads That Used to Be Free, Part Two

Freakonomics - 1128 days ago
Eric A. Morris is a researcher at U.C.L.A.'s Institute of Transportation Studies, concentrating on a variety of transportation issues including history, economics, and management. Why You'll Love Paying for Roads That Used to Be Free, Part Two ...

Why You'll Love Paying for Roads That Used to Be Free: A Guest Post

Freakonomics - 1130 days ago
Eric A. Morris is a researcher at U.C.L.A.'s Institute of Transportation Studies, concentrating on a variety of transportation issues including history, economics, and management. Why You'll Love Paying for Roads That Used to Be Free By Eric ...

The Gas Tax Revisited: A Guest Post

Freakonomics - 1173 days ago
It would seem to be a fantastic time to raise gas taxes right now: Eric A. Morris is a researcher at U.C.L.A.'s Institute of Transportation Studies, concentrating on a vast swath of transportation issues including history, economics, and ...