Eric Brynjolfsson

I think I'd be a terrible mayor. Economists do think differently about problem solving, right? Well, a lot of them are probably just common sense, but a few of them, you know, where economists maybe differ. Like I'm a huge fan of congestion pricing. Almost everyone who I know who is not an economist doesn't think that's a good idea, but. Well, I guess some of these guys may be economists.

I think I'd be a terrible mayor. Economists do think differently about problem solving, right? Well, a lot of them are probably just common sense, but a few of them, you know, where economists maybe differ. Like I'm a huge fan of congestion pricing. Almost everyone who I know who is not an economist doesn't think that's a good idea, but. Well, I guess some of these guys may be economists.

I think I'd be a terrible mayor. Economists do think differently about problem solving, right? Well, a lot of them are probably just common sense, but a few of them, you know, where economists maybe differ. Like I'm a huge fan of congestion pricing. Almost everyone who I know who is not an economist doesn't think that's a good idea, but. Well, I guess some of these guys may be economists.

What are the first rules of taxation? You tend to get less of what you tax. So if you're taxing work and investment, you're going to get less of that. Why not tax pollution? Why not tax congestion? I also sometimes advise Singapore, and they've put in place all these rules that economists have.

What are the first rules of taxation? You tend to get less of what you tax. So if you're taxing work and investment, you're going to get less of that. Why not tax pollution? Why not tax congestion? I also sometimes advise Singapore, and they've put in place all these rules that economists have.

What are the first rules of taxation? You tend to get less of what you tax. So if you're taxing work and investment, you're going to get less of that. Why not tax pollution? Why not tax congestion? I also sometimes advise Singapore, and they've put in place all these rules that economists have.

No, no.

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No, no.

I've been there and met with senior officials, just like I meet with senior officials in lots of different places. I mean, not like an official advisor or anything. Do you have a badge of some kind? A badge? Do you have a cape? No, no. I am just a professor. But what I like about Singapore is they listen to professors and they don't listen to professors in the U.S. Congress.

I've been there and met with senior officials, just like I meet with senior officials in lots of different places. I mean, not like an official advisor or anything. Do you have a badge of some kind? A badge? Do you have a cape? No, no. I am just a professor. But what I like about Singapore is they listen to professors and they don't listen to professors in the U.S. Congress.

I've been there and met with senior officials, just like I meet with senior officials in lots of different places. I mean, not like an official advisor or anything. Do you have a badge of some kind? A badge? Do you have a cape? No, no. I am just a professor. But what I like about Singapore is they listen to professors and they don't listen to professors in the U.S. Congress.

And that's one of the reasons that they're successful over there. I think, you know, I'm biased. And one of the reasons so many people are leaving California is because it's so expensive here. It doesn't need to be. And the reason it's so expensive is because a lot of people would love to live here. But the housing prices are insanely high because, you know, it's supply and demand.

And that's one of the reasons that they're successful over there. I think, you know, I'm biased. And one of the reasons so many people are leaving California is because it's so expensive here. It doesn't need to be. And the reason it's so expensive is because a lot of people would love to live here. But the housing prices are insanely high because, you know, it's supply and demand.

And that's one of the reasons that they're successful over there. I think, you know, I'm biased. And one of the reasons so many people are leaving California is because it's so expensive here. It doesn't need to be. And the reason it's so expensive is because a lot of people would love to live here. But the housing prices are insanely high because, you know, it's supply and demand.

It's elementary. It's economics 101. These are things that are actually really easy to fix. And, you know, we could do a lot better.

It's elementary. It's economics 101. These are things that are actually really easy to fix. And, you know, we could do a lot better.

It's elementary. It's economics 101. These are things that are actually really easy to fix. And, you know, we could do a lot better.