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Cutting contract documentation by 90+ percent

February 3, 2022 Eric Lofgren 1

Here is Air Force general Chapman at a 1971 appropriations supplemental hearing with DepSecDef David Packard, asking for additional funds to do prototyping including funds […]

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Measuring the impact of unexpected inflation on DoD budgets, and other economic issues

June 29, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Talking with Eric Torenberg, Noah Smith says “The Fed will not stick to any rules that it officially adopts.” (minute 32) “The Fed will always exercise […]

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Event: Measuring R&D productivity

April 19, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

R&D is an easy target for cuts when firms face pressure from quarterly earnings. One problem is that firms don’t have a metric to benchmark […]

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