ARCHIVE:
Everyday Economics
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True Crime Costs
Does every murder in the United States really cost society $17 million?
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How the Bailout Auction Should Work
How much should the Treasury pay for distressed assets that nobody else wants? A Bils-Kremer auction could set a fair price.
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The Eligible-Bachelor Paradox
How economics and game theory explain the shortage of available, appealing men.
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Save the Earth in Six Hard Questions
What Al Gore doesn't understand about climate change.
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No Parking Anytime
Why parking your car is more environmentally destructive than driving it.
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The Theory of the Leisure Class
An economic mystery: Why do the poor seem to have more free time than the rich?
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How Much Should Hotel Web Access Cost?
Sometimes it's free. Sometimes it's $20 a day. Why?
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Do the Poor Deserve Life Support?
A woman who couldn't pay her bills is unplugged from her ventilator and dies. Is this wrong?
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Xbox Economics, Part 2
More reasons Microsoft isn't charging enough for the season's hot game console.
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The Great Xbox Shortage of 2005
Why you can't buy the one present you really need.
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The Price of Motherhood
Ready to have a baby? You'll earn 10 percent more if you wait a year.
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Hurricane Relief? Or a $200,000 Check?
I'd take the check, and so would most of Katrina's victims.
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Is Housing Too Expensive? Blame the Government
Maybe zoning laws are causing the real-estate bubble.
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Save and Save and Then Save Some More
Social Security is a red herring. Here's our real long-term problem.
