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The Undercover Economist
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The Distance Paradox
If telecommuting is so easy, why do we travel for work more than ever?
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We're Watching You, Slacker
Do hardworking employees make their lazy colleagues more productive?
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My Boss Is 65 and Pregnant
How fertility advances could allow women to take over the boardroom.
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EST. CST. MST. PST. NOT!
Would the United States be better off with only one time zone?
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When Moms Work, Kids Get Fat
An incendiary new explanation for childhood obesity.
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The Preservation Paradox
Why conservation laws can kill the animals they're supposed to protect.
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Hezbollah and the Prisoner's Dilemma
Can game theory solve the Israel-Lebanon war?
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Buy! Buy! Buy! Sell! Sell! Sell!
The rational explanation for stock market frenzies and crashes.
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There's Not Enough Money in Politics
Lobbyists spend $2 billion a year to influence Congress. Why so little?
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Fire Grandpa! Hire Junior!
Why older workers are paid way too much, and younger workers way too little.
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Why New Orleans Won't Recover
An economic explanation based on the Chicago Fire, the Kobe earthquake, and my CD collection.
