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Joel Waldfogel

Joel Waldfogel is the Ehrenkranz Family Professor of business and public policy at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. His new book is The Tyranny of the Market: Why You Can't Always Get What You Want.

Articles By Joel Waldfogel

The Flintstone Effect

Tracing wealth back to the Stone Age.

Joel Waldfogel | THE DISMAL SCIENCE | Friday, Nov. 17, 2006, at 12:29 AM

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Master of the Island

Which country is the best colonizer?

Joel Waldfogel | THE DISMAL SCIENCE | Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006, at 3:09 PM

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Go North, Young Grapes

The effect of global warming on the world's vineyards.

Joel Waldfogel | THE DISMAL SCIENCE | Friday, Sept. 22, 2006, at 7:37 AM

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Short End

Tall people earn more because they're smarter.

Joel Waldfogel | THE DISMAL SCIENCE | Friday, Sept. 1, 2006, at 1:36 PM

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Sinister and Rich

The evidence that lefties earn more.

Joel Waldfogel | THE DISMAL SCIENCE | Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2006, at 12:19 PM

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Meet My Son, Your New CEO

And then run—proof that nepotism at the top is bad for companies.

Joel Waldfogel | THE DISMAL SCIENCE | Friday, July 28, 2006, at 1:31 PM

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Driving in New Delhi

Don't complain about standing in line at the DMV.

Joel Waldfogel | THE DISMAL SCIENCE | Friday, June 23, 2006, at 7:47 AM

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Roach College, U.S.A.

What Ph.D. students really have to fear.

Joel Waldfogel | THE DISMAL SCIENCE | Monday, May 29, 2006, at 7:12 AM

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