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June 5, 2015
It's Tough To Solve the Poaching ProblemNeither the market nor a regulatory approach has solved the problem of poaching in Africa.
June 5, 2015
A Poaching Problem that Regulation Hasn’t Solved

The market solutions and regulatory approaches used to solve the problem of elephant poaching have not worked for wildlife conservation in Africa.

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June 1, 2015
height bias
June 1, 2015
India’s Height Mystery

Long assumed to have a direct relationship, the connection between height and GDP becomes more complex when we compare India and Africa.

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May 25, 2015
measuring happiness
May 25, 2015
Why Money Might Not Motivate Us

Investigating intrinsic and extrinsic incentives, researchers have explained why money does not always promote positive performance.

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May 21, 2015
Everyday economics and the impact of Wonder Bread
May 21, 2015
What Bread Says About Women

Through the industrialization of just one slice of bread, we can see the history of the U.S. economy since the beginning of the 20th century.

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May 13, 2015
Everyday economics and the Social Security Disability Insurance trust fund
May 13, 2015
Why the Social Security Crisis Has Begun

Caused by aging baby boomers, expanded criteria and the remnants of the great recession, SSDI entitlement spending is approaching insolvency.

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May 8, 2015
productivity questions
May 8, 2015
The Data Leaks That Move Markets

In financial markets, data security relates to the timing of data releases because premature releases or leaks unfairly favor one group of investors.

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May 7, 2015
Everyday economics and how marriage makes us less equal
May 7, 2015
Love, Marriage and Inequality

As female labor force participation increased since the 1970s, so too has the income inequality that resulted from assortative mating of higher earners.

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May 4, 2015
Everyday economics and Chinese Deposit Insurance Secures Healthy Markets
May 4, 2015
The Reversed Role of Chinese Deposit Insurance

While many nations have deposit Insurance and China will have theirs very soon, the quality and the confidence in different deposit insurance schemes vary.

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May 3, 2015
impact of the iPhone
May 3, 2015
Self-Signaling by Standing in Line

Whether you stand in long lines to self-signal or you hire someone to do the wait for you, your decision reflects tradeoffs that relate to time.

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April 27, 2015
everyday economics and progressive punishment for speeding ticks
April 27, 2015
When Your Ability to Pay Determines Your Punishment

In Finland, for some traffic violations, the rich have higher fines than those with less because of day fines that are similar to progressive taxation.

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April 22, 2015
Weekly roundup and Greek bailout
April 22, 2015
Four Ways to Understand Greek Debt

An historical perspective and a look at what is owed, to whom and when provides insight about the culture and complexities of Greek sovereign debt.

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April 20, 2015
Because state taxes vary considerably so too do the incentives they create.
April 20, 2015
Two Reasons For Moving to Alaska

Creating different incentives, the variety among state taxes includes some with no income tax, others with sales taxes and some with severance taxes.

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