The Archives Are Open

All my blogging from 2005-present is now on Substack

As you may have noticed, all seventeen years worth my EconLog posts - over 5000 pieces altogether - have been added to the Bet On It archives. If reading my essay collections has whet your appetite for more classic Caplan, look no further. I strive to write for the ages rather than merely the issue of the day, so at least in my eyes, most of my old posts are still well worth reading.

Credit where credit is due: I couldn’t have done any of this without the outstanding, can-do toil of David Spearman, who I met as a GMU econ Ph.D. student. He’s been the webmaster at Bet On It since a little bit before it moved to Substack. Indeed, I made the move partially on David’s advice.

Astute guidance aside, David was a great help in making that transition as smooth as possible. He was also like a dog with a bone on this project, stubbornly working at the problems which came up until they were solved. Why was someone as good as David even available for my project? I don’t know. What I do know is that he is amazingly underplaced and on the job market.

Professionally, David has a background in both economics (which is why I know him) and computer science (which why I asked him to take this project). This package makes him best suited for positions in data science, but he'd also love to hear about opportunities in data engineering, business intelligence, or as a staff economist. In addition to his Bet On It project management, he’s also done contract work as a data scientist at Stability AI (the creators of Stable Diffusion), and as an economist at Chmura Economics and Analytics, to name only two of his past roles. 

Spearman is currently based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and would be most interested in positions which are either based there or full-time remote. But if you know of a role that would require him to relocate, he'd still like to hear about it.

If you want a look at a recent portfolio project (or just want to see under the hood of how the EconLog posts ended up here), check out his GitHub. For more information on his professional background, see his LinkedIn.

If you have an opportunity David should hear about, or want to see his resume, please reach out by email at dspearma@gmu.edu or connect with him on LinkedIn. 

David really is an amazing worker, and will be a valuable asset to any team he joins. He’s a classic case of a market failure which is also a profit opportunity. Reach out now if you have a role for him!

P.S. There are multiple issues with posting comments on my old posts. This is not David’s fault! Substack techs are still working on the problem. If and when they resolve the issue, I’ll post an update.