Tuesday assorted links

by Tyler Cowen February 25, 2020 at 12:07 pm

1. “Specifically, physician salaries plus diagnostic tests comprise 4.04% of GDP in the US, compared to only 2.3% in the UK.”

2. “Tossing of the heavy wok at high speed may be one contributor to shoulder pain, which is reported by 64.5% of Chinese restaurant chefs.” And the physics of perfect fried rice.

3. “The aggregate effect of [Amazon] star ratings on consumer surplus is roughly 15 times the effect of traditional review outlets.”

4. My podcast with Erik Torenberg and Jasmine Wang. And John Cochrane seems to be starting a podcast.

5. More from Scott Gottlieb on FDA regulation of coronavirus testing.