Works in Progress: Discussion Notes
A knowledge graph of propositions, references, and cross-cutting themes, emerging from an AI-assisted discussion of Works in Progress magazine (Issues 19-21).
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Source Articles
- How to Spot a Monopoly — Brian Albrecht on why concentration ratios mislead, and the Olley-Pakes decomposition as an alternative
- Rivers Are Now Battlefields — Alex Tabarrok on China’s dam infrastructure as geopolitical leverage
- How to Redraw a City — Japanese land readjustment as a mechanism for urban reorganisation without expropriation
Explore by Theme
Competition and monopoly
Static vs dynamic efficiency · Bell Labs paradox · Network goods resist competition · Victorian railway mania · Regional monopolies · Olley-Pakes decomposition
Water and geopolitics
Water as weapon · Elevation advantage inversion · Desalination as bypass
Cities and land
Land readjustment · Geographic constraint drives innovation · Ise Shrine principle · Designed vs grown order
Cross-cutting themes
Coordination failures · Pareto vs Kaldor-Hicks · Goodhart and Campbell · Adjacent possible · Hayekian knowledge problem · Preference formation · UK productivity stagnation
Full Discussion Map
See the complete discussion map for the full narrative arc across seven thematic arcs.