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August 4, 2014
The spread of refrigeration in China will create positive and negative externalities that relate to productivity, diet, health and the environment.
August 4, 2014
The Spillover from Refrigerators in China

The spread of refrigeration in China has positive and negative externalities that relate to household diets, greenhouse gases and transport and home waste.

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July 20, 2014
Everyday Economics — Oil stories
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Chart of the Week: The Rare Disease Spending Dilemma

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July 17, 2014
JS Mill's support of redistribution from taxation in the AFA
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John Stuart Mill on Affordable Health Care

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July 16, 2014
Weekly Economic News Roundup and federal spending
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John Maynard Keynes and the Generational Impact of Entitlements

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July 14, 2014
traffic lights and Adam Smith's Laissez-faire
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Adam Smith and Traffic Lights

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July 7, 2014
Indian development and tradeoffs from roads and cars
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The Difference Between India's Stories and Statistics

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How Big is the Leisure Gap Between Men and Women?

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May 31, 2014
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An Amazing Story From a Graph

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May 30, 2014
What's Communicated by a College Degree?
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What Signals Does a College Degree Really Send?

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May 25, 2014
Weekly Economic News Roundup and Medicare worries
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When Does it Cost Too Much to Save a Human Life?

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May 19, 2014
Limited by men who want to take control female power, past and present female literacy is among the major gender issues.
May 19, 2014
Gender Issues: Literate Women

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May 15, 2014
Experience of a babysitting co-op with scrip provides a monetary policy lesson and a debate
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The Monetary Policy Mistakes of a Babysitting Co-op

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