Demand, Supply, and Markets

December 13, 2015
Published by Elaine Schwartz at December 13, 2015
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What We Are Willing to Do For Money

Monetary incentives can influence a decision and distort the information we access for our cost and benefit research.

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December 9, 2015
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Published by Elaine Schwartz at December 9, 2015
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Four Charts That Show Why We Should Go to College

With higher college tuition and less wage growth for college grads, still, the college wage premium and its opportunity cost make college worth it.

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November 30, 2015
Published by Elaine Schwartz at November 30, 2015
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Marriage Markets in China and India

With son preference, limited fertility and social norms, China's and India's sex ratios at birth have created a male glut and new marriage markets.

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November 13, 2015
Published by Elaine Schwartz at November 13, 2015
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The Problem With Bovine Burps

Reducing environmental externalities from greenhouse gas emissions involves the methane that cows and other ruminants burp.

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November 2, 2015
Published by Elaine Schwartz at November 2, 2015
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Why China’s Two-Child Policy Might Not Work

Although China has said it will replace its one-child policy with a two child limit, small families remain a social norm that will be tough to change.

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October 29, 2015
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Published by Elaine Schwartz at October 29, 2015
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The Impact of a Legendary Economics Curve

Showing the connection between inflation and unemployment, the Phillips Curve has been re-interpreted, re-affirmed and condemned as a monetary policy tool.

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