The story of a contemporary Russian wheat farmer is rather surprising when we look back at how the Russia economy has changed during the past 120 years.…
When a Tesla Price Tells Us All We Need To Know
Just by looking at a $35,000 Tesla price, we can decide if Elon Musk is creating luxury vehicles or cars for the masses.…
How China Has Begun To Keep (a Social) Score
In China, by being good to your mother-in-law, you can elevate your social credit score, get a cheaper bike rental, and a better bank loan.…
How to Plant Marijuana Markets
The issues are surprisingly similar for a tiny island like Nantucket and a huge state like California. Both are figuring out how to create the marijuana markets that they legalized. Legalizing Recreat…
Why China’s Scientists Got the Wrong Message
In 2016 it appeared that China had become a research powerhouse. In 2017 they discovered a problem. This is the story of how incentives can have unintended consequences. Chinese R&D In 2016, the n…
A Surprising Way to Ration Education
Because of increasing demand, Shanghai’s private schools have revised their admission requirements. In addition to the typical student tests and interviews, now parents and grandparents have to …
Weekly Roundup: From More Grit to Less Sugar
Weekly News Roundup Sunday 05.01.16 Why we need grit…more Monday 05.02.16 A better way to fight poachers…more Tuesday 05.03..16 The tax that Princeton might have to pay…more Wednesda…
Why Kenya Should Not Have Burned Its Elephant Ivory
A tough problem to solve, the decreasing African elephant population is caused by poachers who profit from elephant ivory sales.…
Weekly Roundup: From Bag Fees to Ambulance Meters
Weekly News Roundup Sunday 04.24.16 The incredible impact of self-driving cars…more Monday 04.25.16 The significance of a new skyscraper…more Tuesday 04.26.16 The benefits of bag fees̷…
When the Price of an Ambulance Gets You Sick
Like a taxi, ambulances in Beijing will have meters with rates preset by a regulatory group because the ambulance prices that owners charged were too high.…