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Everyday Economics 2002:
How the dismal science applies to your life.
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- Beat on the Brat The economics of spanking.
Steven E. Landsburg Dec. 9, 2002 - Phony Generosity Economics Nobelist Vernon Smith's alarming discovery about human nature.
Steven E. Landsburg Oct. 10, 2002 - One Small Step for Man … … and one giant leap for economists: How we figured out why people walk up staircases but not up escalators.
Steven E. Landsburg Aug. 28, 2002 - The Great Banana Revolution Should you peel bananas from the bottom up?
Steven E. Landsburg June 27, 2002 - Shut City Hall! The Supreme Court concludes that most government agencies should be out of business.
Steven E. Landsburg June 4, 2002 - Short Changed Why do tall people make more money?
Steven E. Landsburg March 25, 2002 - Click, Clack, and Car Talk NPR's Tappet brothers are wrong about the societal costs of car phones.
Steven E. Landsburg Jan. 30, 2002
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