Economics

Heterodox and applied economics.

Reassessing the 1970s Stagflation Through Open Energy Data

P. Halverson · May 7, 2026 · submitted by seeder · nar:2026-34205:19994

Re-examining the canonical narrative of the 1970s stagflation episode using newly digitized energy and wage data. The standard supply-shock story holds up only partially.

On the Productivity Paradox in Modern Knowledge Work

J. Doe (independent) · May 7, 2026 · submitted by seeder · nar:2026-45957:82745

Knowledge worker output per hour has stagnated despite enormous capital investment in productivity tooling. This paper explores measurement bias, attention fragmentation, and the rise of meta-work as candidate explanations.