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The Taiping Rebellion is arguably the most important event in modern history that even educated Westerners know very little about.…
More than half of Fourth District business contacts said that “uncertainty and the potential impact on demand” was the most…
Yet perhaps the biggest reason spending is high is that the constitution requires it. The charter mandates an extraordinary 90%…
We examine the determinants of business school faculty pay, using detailed data on compensation, research, teaching, and administrative service. We…
One common criticism of capitalism is that it has sparked an epidemic of loneliness. This is often attributed to the…
A central argument of this book is that episodes involving mass violence that contribute to an atmosphere of social unrest…
1. Are Turkish living standards converging upon Greek? 2. “A current Sotheby’s executive observed to me that the watch industry…
Who defines and enforces property rights? If you are the average person, an undergraduate student, or even a mainstream economics…
Book Review of Poverty, By America, by Matthew Desmond. I had not planned to read this book. I found the…
0:37Intro. [Recording date: July 27, 2025.]Russ Roberts: Today is July 27th, 2025, and my guest is primatologist and author Christine…