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Why Not Start Your Weekend on Wednesday? There's no need to preach the gospel of leisure. Most of us work less than our parents did.	Tim Harford	Dec 27, 2008	Undercover Economist, The
On the Dole, but Not Doleful Unemployment benefits do encourage joblessness. But that may not be a bad thing.	Tim Harford	Dec 12, 2008	Undercover Economist, The
Holes in Our Socks Why it's so hard to predict how bad the recession will be.	Tim Harford	Nov 28, 2008	Undercover Economist, The
Only the Good Buy Young Why 20-year-olds should invest way more in the stock market, and 50-year-olds, way less.	Tim Harford	Nov 15, 2008	Undercover Economist, The
Money on the Brain What can "neuroeconomics" teach us about how we shop?	Tim Harford	Nov 01, 2008	Undercover Economist, The
The Theory and Practice of Blackmail Why it's so hard to get away with it.	Tim Harford	Oct 18, 2008	Undercover Economist, The
Bailouts Are Inevitable, Even Desirable Stop complaining about the "moral hazard" problem and enjoy the rescue.	Tim Harford	Oct 03, 2008	Undercover Economist, The
Burn Her! Why it's dangerous to be a witch in a recession.	Tim Harford	Sep 20, 2008	Undercover Economist, The
Why Houses Cost More in Summer An economics mystery has finally been solved.	Tim Harford	Sep 05, 2008	Undercover Economist, The
The Fruits of Their Labors An amazing economics experiment and how it got field workers to pick a lot more strawberries.	Tim Harford	Aug 22, 2008	Undercover Economist, The
The Wisdom of Crowds? A single economic forecast is usually wrong. But groups of economic forecasts are often just as mistaken. Why?	Tim Harford	Aug 09, 2008	Undercover Economist, The
But My Neighbor Has a Cell Phone … Finally, a sensible way to measure poverty.	Tim Harford	Jul 26, 2008	Undercover Economist, The
The World Needs More Speculators Stop demonizing the investors who are betting heavily on oil prices.	Tim Harford	Jul 12, 2008	Undercover Economist, The
Likely Bedfellows How much do Republican-leaning corporations benefit from Republican political success? A lot!	Tim Harford	Jun 28, 2008	Undercover Economist, The
You're Saving Enough for Retirement (Probably) Don't worry—you won't have to live on ramen and cat food.	Tim Harford	Jun 14, 2008	Undercover Economist, The
A Secret Tax on Teenagers You get your rebate check today. Your kid pays the tax bill later.	Tim Harford	May 30, 2008	Undercover Economist, The
The $20 Pack Why smokers are happier when cigarettes cost more.	Tim Harford	May 17, 2008	Undercover Economist, The
It's Like Money, but With No Dead Presidents Do "local currencies" really help the communities that use them?	Tim Harford	May 03, 2008	Undercover Economist, The
What Is "Income per Natural"? How a new way to count national income could change how we think about immigration and development.	Tim Harford	Apr 18, 2008	Undercover Economist, The
Steal This Book! Please! Why software and media companies should encourage piracy (sometimes).	Tim Harford	Apr 12, 2008	Undercover Economist, The
The Price Is Right Does evolution explain why we hate to pay more for scarce goods?	Tim Harford	Mar 29, 2008	Undercover Economist, The
Smallpox or Facebook? Which better explains how ideas move through society: diseases or social networks?	Tim Harford	Mar 15, 2008	Undercover Economist, The
Money That Lasts Forever Why are we so scared of annuities?	Tim Harford	Mar 01, 2008	Undercover Economist, The
My Own Private Housing Bubble I'm about to pay way too much for a house, and I know it. Does that make me a fool?	Tim Harford	Feb 16, 2008	Undercover Economist, The
Amazing Racism A study that shows the true stupidity of discrimination.	Tim Harford	Feb 02, 2008	Undercover Economist, The

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