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A better way to feed the poor

December 6, 2017

A national nonprofit develops a more efficient system to allocate food donations.

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Wealth taxes (and how to evade them)

November 27, 2017

Sweden’s wealth tax has proven easy to avoid.

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Refusing the power to choose

November 22, 2017

Why are consumers slow to change energy providers even when they have a less expensive option?

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Use it or lose it

November 13, 2017

Expiring budgets lead to wasteful year-end spending.

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Animal sacrifice

November 8, 2017

China's collectivization movement in the 1950s is a stark example of the power of incentives.

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A new crisis each time

October 30, 2017

Financial crises are bad, but they don’t have to be devastating.

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Born to be big

October 25, 2017

How do aggregate conditions when a startup launches influence its growth potential?

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Schooling, scores, and state economies

October 16, 2017

Knowledge capital can drive economic growth.

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The enduring impact of skilled immigrants

October 11, 2017

A Brazilian program to settle European immigrants in rural areas of Sao Paulo had lasting effects on those communities.

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Diverse countries, diverse cultures

October 2, 2017

The relationship between ethnicity and culture is not always clear-cut.