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I don't want to know

March 10, 2017

Why do we avoid certain information and what are the consequences for our society?

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The quiet revolution in debt collection

March 6, 2017

How big data helped streamline collections – and unleashed billions in new credit card debt

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When bankers and borrowers come from the same culture, does everybody win?

March 1, 2017

Sharing a similar culture can lead to more profitable lending relationships

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Are transit strikes a public health problem?

February 22, 2017

Video from the AEA about how public transit strikes can lead to serious health problems for a community

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Would price transparency lower health care costs?

February 17, 2017

Patients could save a lot of money if they shopped around for providers who charge less.

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Tending to relationships can pay off for businesses too

February 13, 2017

Rose markets in Kenya demonstrate the tangible economic value of trust

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You owe me

February 9, 2017

Does it matter if doctors or lawmakers accept small gifts from people trying to influence them?

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Conspiracies against the public

February 6, 2017

The textbook description of cartels can’t explain what real-world cartels do

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A truce in the patent wars?

February 1, 2017

The economics of mutually assured patent destruction

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Will legalizing more immigrants reduce crime?

January 25, 2017

Easing path to citizenship could give recent immigrants less incentive to seek out illegal ways of earning a living