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Why don’t scarce goods cost more? Evolution.
Tim Harford
March 29, 2008
7:05 AM
Which better explains how ideas move through society: Facebook or smallpox?
Tim Harford
March 15, 2008
7:09 AM
Why are you so scared of annuities?
Tim Harford
March 01, 2008
7:17 AM
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
7:13 AM
A study that shows the true stupidity of discrimination.
Tim Harford
Feb 02, 2008
7:39 AM
How Facebook is like Ikea.
Tim Harford
Jan 19, 2008
7:13 AM
Divorce Is Good for Women
Tim Harford
Jan 16, 2008
7:41 AM
The Economics of Marriage
Tim Harford
Jan 15, 2008
7:46 AM
Measuring the effectiveness of foreign aid.
Tim Harford
Jan 05, 2008
7:19 AM
Can economics make you a better person?
Tim Harford
Dec 22, 2007
7:07 AM
C’mon, you can do better than a gift card.
Tim Harford
Dec 08, 2007
7:21 AM
Are societies hard-wired to tolerate income inequality?
Tim Harford
Nov 24, 2007
7:47 AM
Do coffee shops discriminate against women?
Tim Harford
Nov 10, 2007
6:58 AM
Should newspaper Web sites really be free?
Tim Harford
Oct 27, 2007
6:29 AM
Do magicians “own” their tricks?
Tim Harford
Oct 13, 2007
7:49 AM
The obscure game-theory problem that explains why rich countries are rich.
Tim Harford
Sept 28, 2007
3:10 PM
How to eliminate the black market in stolen antiquities.
Tim Harford
Sept 14, 2007
6:15 PM
There’s finally proof that boys do ruin schools for girls.
Tim Harford
Sept 01, 2007
7:33 AM
How physics can explain why some countries are rich and others are poor.
Tim Harford
Aug 18, 2007
7:07 AM
Is heroin addiction economically rational?
Tim Harford
Aug 04, 2007
8:15 AM