Tuesday assorted links

by Tyler Cowen October 6, 2026 at 12:50 pm

1. What is the real rate of Chinese economic growth?

2. An Abundance caucus rolls out a bipartisan agenda.

3. Canada fell to 18th from 9th in global ranking of economic freedom.

4. Will there ever be a Latin Bomb?

5. Why didn’t you use an LLM?

6. “Not only does it now cost France more to borrow than it does Italy and Greece; a rising number of big French companies enjoy lower market interest rates than does the French state.” (FT)

8. Good review of the new Kevin Roose book (NYT).

9. Research taste in foundation models is rising rapidly.

10. “Shares of South Korean cybersecurity companies surged by as much as 30% Tuesday.” (WSJ)