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> I’m not afraid to repeat that I have publicly demonstrated that my judgment is good. And in my demonstrably good judgment, radical deregulation of Europe’s
by carleverett 8y ago
> I’m not afraid to repeat that I have publicly demonstrated that my judgment is good. And in my demonstrably good judgment, radical deregulation of Europe’s labor markets is long overdue. I’m happy to make the Quiggin bet all over again with anyone who’s interested, but what’s the point? My homeschooled sons understood all of this when they were 12.
Is this satire?
- hirundo 8y agoBrian Caplan is well known for placing long term bets on such things and having won all of them so far. Though his bet against Brexit happening is in jeopardy. As for his pride in his home schooled sons, and their agreement with their teacher, I'd call that expected and understandable bias.
- mjfl 8y agoHe's right. Is there any better way to quantitatively measure one's judgement than to make public bets on future events against people who are willing to put money on the other side? Yeah it comes across as smug, but 19-0 is 19-0. I think your response is unproductive and dismissive without directly addressing anything, and is therefore annoying.
- exolymph 8y agoFor most people this would be astonishing braggadocio, but Bryan Caplan has quite literally put his money where his mouth is. Of course, he's able to selectively make bets when he feels most confident — but anyone else would be able to the same thing, and yet they don't.