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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Survey Respondents: Mercenaries of Slaves?

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Copyright, The New York Times Company Economic data is valuable, which is why survey respondents should be paid for their efforts. Several m...
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

What Happened to Microsoft's Monopoly?

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Copyright, The New York Times Company As Apple introduces a range of new products, it is worth remembering that there is no such thing as a ...
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Leaks and Press Freedoms

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Copyright, The New York Times Company Government leaks and a free press are not always compatible. Democracy is said to depend on freedom of...
Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Active Government Means More Lobbying

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Copyright, The New York Times Company As our government enters into new policy areas and revamps old ones, expect lobbyists and others to ...
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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Price Discrimination -- An Example from the Cell Phone Industry

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The major cell phone carriers charge iphone users approx $90 per month for cellular and data services on an iphone. At least one pre-paid c...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

The Asymmetric Recovery

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Copyright, The New York Times Company By one measure, the labor market has not recovered at all. By another, the recovery is complete. The...
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Suddenly Starting a New Job after 79 Weeks of Unemployment

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On the 12th of this month, unemployment benefits were terminated for persons living in Illinois who had so far been unemployed and collecti...
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Do Tax Credits Encourage Work?

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Copyright, The New York Times Company The earned-income tax credit is often said to encourage work, but it may do just the opposite. This ...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012

When a Spending Cut Can Be Like a Tax Increase

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Copyright, The New York Times Company Sometimes Republicans and Democrats are like Coke and Pepsi: a lot more different in marketing than ...
Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Food Stamps and Unemployment Insurance

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Copyright, The New York Times Company The Department of Agriculture’s food-stamp program, now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistan...
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