Collected links

1. A Fine Theorem on “Resetting the Urban Network”, by Michaels and Rauch (2017):

   So today, let’s discuss a new paper by Michaels and Rauch which uses a fantastic historical case to investigate this debate: the rise and fall of the Roman Empire.

   The Romans famously conquered Gaul – today’s France – under Caesar, and Britain in stages up through Hadrian (and yes, Mary Beard’s SPQR is worthwhile summer reading; the fact that Nassim Taleb and her do not get along makes it even more self-recommending!).

2. “How Reggaeton Became a Global Phenomenon on Spotify”. Contains a kind of event study on what happens to the number of listeners when an influential playlist includes a song.

3. Chris Blattman: “Why I am not blogging anymore”

4. Philip Guo: “Programming as a Professor”

5. I enjoyed this: “How obsessive artists colorize old photos”