The Dangerous Economist

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By Lucy Craymer of The WSJ . When tastes increase, demand shifts to the right, raising price. That might have happened since chefs have b...

The first one is Researchers at AAAS Annual Meeting Explore the Science of Kissing . The following quote gives you an idea of what it is al...

By Peter S. Goodman of The NY Times . Eric Reynolds decided to give away stoves that burn clean wood pellets which he would sell (much c...

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Welcome to any new students. The entries usually have something to do with a basic economic principle that is related to a recent news stor...

By Lucy Craymer of The WSJ . When tastes increase, demand shifts to the right, raising price. That might have happened since chefs have bee...

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By Peter S. Goodman of The NY Times . Eric Reynolds decided to give away stoves that burn clean wood pellets which he would sell (much cl...

Chances of graduates using some humanities degrees in first job can be better than some vocational degrees like business and fitness studies...

By Greg Ip of The WSJ . "As recently as 1980 nearly half the world lived in “extreme poverty,” that is, consuming less than the bas...

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Click here to go to that data . It is from the BLS. Here is a timeline chart and a table of the numbers. Year Ann...