Steve Randy Waldman | |
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Born | 1970 (age 53–54) |
Nationality | American |
Academic career | |
Field | Cultural economics |
School or tradition | Danish Libertarian |
Alma mater | New College of Florida, University of Kentucky |
Website | http://interfluidity.com |
Steve Randy Waldman (born 1970) is a computer programmer and writer known for his commentary on contemporary economics at his blog Interfluidity. Educated at the New College of Florida, and University of Kentucky, [1] Waldman is a Java programmer and wrote the c3p0 tool. He is most well known for his economics posts at Interfluidity, which have been cited by Paul Krugman, [2] Tyler Cowen, [3] Simon Wren-Lewis, [4] The Economist, [5] CNBC, [6] the National Review, [7] Justin Fox of Time magazine, [8] and Matt Levine. [9] Waldman supports a basic income [10] (or other ways to provide a strong social safety net) and otherwise describes himself as "Danish libertarian".
Waldman is known for his criticism of financial regulation: [11] James Kwak quotes "An enduring truth about financial regulation is this: Given the discretion to do so, financial regulators will always do the wrong thing." [12] Paul Krugman of the New York Times often cites Waldman; he talks about him 'going medieval' on Ezra Klein, [13] and another time: "we are indeed, as Steve Randy Waldman says, all dorks". [14]
The writer and novelist Adelle Waldman [15] [16] is Waldman's sister. His mother, Jacqueline Waldman, was a chemistry professor at Goucher College. [17]
Steve Randy Waldman | |
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Born | 1970 (age 53–54) |
Nationality | American |
Academic career | |
Field | Cultural economics |
School or tradition | Danish Libertarian |
Alma mater | New College of Florida, University of Kentucky |
Website | http://interfluidity.com |
Steve Randy Waldman (born 1970) is a computer programmer and writer known for his commentary on contemporary economics at his blog Interfluidity. Educated at the New College of Florida, and University of Kentucky, [1] Waldman is a Java programmer and wrote the c3p0 tool. He is most well known for his economics posts at Interfluidity, which have been cited by Paul Krugman, [2] Tyler Cowen, [3] Simon Wren-Lewis, [4] The Economist, [5] CNBC, [6] the National Review, [7] Justin Fox of Time magazine, [8] and Matt Levine. [9] Waldman supports a basic income [10] (or other ways to provide a strong social safety net) and otherwise describes himself as "Danish libertarian".
Waldman is known for his criticism of financial regulation: [11] James Kwak quotes "An enduring truth about financial regulation is this: Given the discretion to do so, financial regulators will always do the wrong thing." [12] Paul Krugman of the New York Times often cites Waldman; he talks about him 'going medieval' on Ezra Klein, [13] and another time: "we are indeed, as Steve Randy Waldman says, all dorks". [14]
The writer and novelist Adelle Waldman [15] [16] is Waldman's sister. His mother, Jacqueline Waldman, was a chemistry professor at Goucher College. [17]