Link fiesta (12.8.14)

1. Some claim that by end of 2014 China will be the largest economy in the world (i.e., in PPP terms). Time to rewrite the textbooks, yet again? (link)
2. Quick tips on making research presentations. (link)
3. "Christmas economics: a sleigh ride". (link)
4. New book on the economics of causality (brought to you by the authors of Mostly Harmless Econometrics). (link)
5. Amy Finkelstein's new book on moral hazard in the insurance industry. (link)
6. Ronald Coase's impact on economics. (link)
7. Creative destruction at work: how video stores survive in the age of Netflix. (link)
8. How technology can reduce income inequality in the future. (link)
9. The median household income in the US is declining, due to demographics changes and the decline in work hours per household. (link)
10. The US has surpassed Saudi's oil production in the past 22 months. (link)
11. The US divorce rate has also been declining. (link)
12. PhD comics: How profs spend their time.
13. Secular stagnation in the US. (link, link)
14. Because of competition from Uber, medallion prices in NYC are declining. (link)