How the dismal science applies to your life.

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• Does Crime Pay? Yes, for those who don't wince at the small chance of a big punishment.
  Steven E. Landsburg Dec. 9, 1999
  
• Is Everybody Happy? The cost-benefit analysis of making folks smile.
  Steven E. Landsburg Nov. 9, 1999
  
• Planning for Obsolescence Not everything should last forever.
  Steven E. Landsburg Oct. 14, 1999
  
• Too True To Be Good The real reason you can't believe everything you read.
  Steven E. Landsburg Sept. 16, 1999
  
• Grade Expectations Why grade inflation is bad for schools--and what to do about it.
  Steven E. Landsburg Aug. 12, 1999
  
• A-n-t-i-c-i-p-a-t-i-o-n The economics of deferred gratification.
  Steven E. Landsburg July 14, 1999
  
• How Big a Safety Net? The philosopher says we have a moral obligation to create a social safety net. The economist asks, how big, and whom should it cover?
  Steven E. Landsburg May 5, 1999
  
• My Way to the eBay An economics professor's strategy for winning online auctions.
  Steven E. Landsburg April 9, 1999
  
• Sex, Discipline, and Your Refrigerator The evolutionary advantages of self-restraint.
  Steven E. Landsburg March 5, 1999
  
• Win, Place, and No! The only truly fair election is the one with one voter.
  Steven E. Landsburg Feb. 6, 1999
  
• Guilt by Acquisition Should today's stockholders pay the price of a corporation's past sins?
  Steven E. Landsburg Jan. 8, 1999