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davidakin , 5 months ago to random

Alex Tabarrok on H1-B visa: Overall, getting (approximately) one extra high-skilled worker causes a 23% increase in the probability of a successful IPO within five years (a 1.5 percentage point increase in the baseline probability of 6.6%). That’s a huge effect. Remember, these startups have access to a labor pool of 160 million workers. For most firms, the next best worker can’t be appreciably different than the first-best worker. But for the 2000 or so tech-startups the authors examine, the difference between the world’s best and the US best is huge.
https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2025/09/the-united-states-is-starved-for-talent-re-upped.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-united-states-is-starved-for-talent-re-upped

davidakin , 5 months ago to random

Hey @pluralistic : You've been translated (with credit!) : La « merdification » des États-Unis https://www.lapresse.ca/dialogue/chroniques/2025-08-29/la-merdification-des-etats-unis.php?lid=vlcvdqbdepkt&oeid=e617b8e6f96c8d2eade92566f296748e7f3e9c1dd88854103167f637305e4666&utm_campaign=lpp&utm_medium=email&utm_source=date_29aout&redirectedFrom=https%253A%252F%252Fplus.lapresse.ca%252Fscreens%252F3c3a17d9-1981-4e8b-a2ef-51c5b1c673da__7C___0.html%253Flid%253Dvlcvdqbdepkt%2526oeid%253De617b8e6f96c8d2eade92566f296748e7f3e9c1dd88854103167f637305e4666%2526utm_campaign%253Dlpp%2526utm_medium%253Demail%2526utm_source%253Ddate_29aout

davidakin , 1 year ago to random

Finland trains six-year-olds to spot fake news – and they might be better at it than you #media

https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/themes/themes/education/26048-finland-trains-six-year-olds-to-spot-fake-news-and-they-might-be-better-at-it-than-you.html

davidakin , 1 year ago to random

Not even close: Nenshi notches more votes than any provincial leadership candidate anytime anywhere https://globalnews.ca/news/10582416/alberta-ndp-new-leader-results-nenshi/ #abpoli