Social Sciences Fact Check: Romney’s Debate Dig at Spain
Lavish Spanish spending. Feeds six. Here’s a quick fact-check on Mitt Romney’s mid-debate comment last night, that the…
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Economics Less Dismal: To End a Recession, Cheer for the Underdog
Hey coach, what’s the p/e on that? Greece’s national soccer team warms up. Last night, Barcelona’s soccer team beat…
Today in Saving Print: The Green Bay Packers Model
Via The Guardian: A bad call but a great metaphor A German newspaper, Die Tageszeitung, has figured out how…
Proof Positive That Our Sources are Geniuses
A quick shout-out to Raj Chetty, one of 23 recipients of this year’s John D. and Catherine T.…
The Wall Street Crackdown America’s Been Waiting for?
A bunchofoutlets reported yesterday that New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman subpoenaed seven of the world’s largest banks over the…
Is New Mexico Hoarding All the Good Chile, or Just Really Bad at Selling It?
New Mexico’s semi-famous green chile harvest came early this year. It’s now. Mass roasting of the smokey-yet-sweet-yet-piquant nightshade…
Angry Spanish Now Dancing in Bank Lobbies, Are Good At It
Since last spring, a Seville-based performance group calling itself Flo6x8 has been sending trained dancers into the lobbies…
Economics: the Academic Discipline that Wins by Eating Everything
People inside the federal government sometimes describe Washington as a battleground between economists and lawyers. Case in point: when…
Branding Bilbao: A Cultural Investment That Paid Off
Thanks in large part to the media attention it has attracted, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a rare success story for the Spanish economy.
How Much Does Global Warming Cost?
A new report suggests that the social cost of carbon — the economic damage done by one ton of carbon dioxide emissions — could be drastically higher than government agencies have estimated.