Friday assorted links by Tyler Cowen October 10, 2025 at 1:41 pm 1. Why are manufacturing plants smaller in India and other poorer countries? 2. How they moved Easter Island statues to their final platforms. 3. Small business favoritism. 4. Some Nobel predictions. 5. Leasing batteries to homeowners (NYT). 6. How AI is changing legal practice. 7. Straussian watches? 8. Banerjee and Duflo moving to Zurich.