How Thomas Piketty Explains American Sports
The age limits in the NBA and NFL were both the result of a small, powerful group using that power to fortify its current position. Sound familiar?
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The Hidden Health Costs of the Great Recession
We are almost certainly sharply underestimating the bill that is coming due.
There’s a Name for Why the Winners in an Auction Often Overpay
A phenomenon discovered by oil engineers after they spent too much on tracts of land in the Alaskan tundra also applies to all of those eBay bidding wars you've been participating in.
The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: The Policy Advocate for Households Who Wants to Redesign Social Programs
For the month of April we're profiling the individuals who made our inaugural list of the 30 top thinkers under 30, the young men and women we predict will have a serious impact on the social, political, and economic issues we cover every day here at Pacific Standard.
The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: The Gates Millennium Scholar Who Wants to ‘Make a Dent in the World’
For the month of April we're profiling the individuals who made our inaugural list of the 30 top thinkers under 30, the young men and women we predict will have a serious impact on the social, political, and economic issues we cover every day here at Pacific Standard.
How Much Is Peace Actually Worth?
According to an emerging branch of economics, approximately $9.46 trillion.
The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: The Quadratic Voting Inventor Who Wants to Refit the Social Machine
For the month of April we're profiling the individuals who made our inaugural list of the 30 top thinkers under 30, the young men and women we predict will have a serious impact on the social, political, and economic issues we cover every day here at Pacific Standard.
The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: The Accomplished Economist Who Wants to Empower Whole Societies
For the month of April we're profiling the individuals who made our inaugural list of the 30 top thinkers under 30, the young men and women we predict will have a serious impact on the social, political, and economic issues we cover every day here at Pacific Standard.
The Heirs of Steinbeck: Who Are the Fiction Writers Taking on Poverty and Inequality Today?
Seventy-five years after its first publication date, The Grapes of Wrath is still a staple in most American classrooms. Is that because we haven’t yet written anything that does a better job of portraying the devastation of not having enough?