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Peltzman Effect

…http://www.stanford.edu/~leinav/pubs/RESTAT2003.pdf. Cohen and Einav even suggest an alternative thesis that the act of putting on a seat belt makes a driver think about how dangerous it is on the road…

The Shape of the Future

…period. These disasters linger long in collective memories, influencing public policy and investment practice for extended periods of time. Fear of the double-digit unemployment rates of the Great Depression dominated…

Alternatives to meltdown

…burst last year. … As an alternative to bailing out the banks, we can temporarily change the rules on foreclosure to give homeowners the right to rent at the fair…

7 years of the stock market

Earlier today Cactus posted on the real Dow over the past seven years. Another comparison is to look at the alternative strategy, investing in cash or 3 month T bill….

In the Beginning there was Income

…is to say, the Clinton’s come from a side of management that is closer to Reagan/Bush than Roosevelt/Kennedy. (This link gives an alternative review of Clinton’s policies.) Thus, to see…

Who is more evolved, conservatives or progressives?

…individual differences. Evolutionary Psychology emphasizes universals of human behavior and attempts to explain individual variability in terms of alternative adaptive strategies. Behavior genetic approaches analyze the variation in behavior in…

Boring and humdrum

Earth Talk suggests a boring alternative to running headlong into “green” sales. Dear EarthTalk: Short of buying a new hybrid or other “green” car, are there ways I can make…

Doing the Economy One Better

…measurement, there is a movement coming to your town that has happened throughout the rest of the world: The Solidarity Economy Network. The Solidarity Economy offers an alternative economic framework…

Antigua update Part I WTO GATS

…for states as sole providers of tickets. 4) Alternative routes to globalization are being explored in various multi-lateral agreements based on regional interests with similar political goals or more familiar…