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For the Moment, Men Regain the Majority - Economix Blog
Women were a majority of the nation’s work force for the five months ended March 2010. Female majority was larger this winter than it was in the previous one, in ...
Economist, President, Economics professor, Casey B. Mulligan, University of Chicago, All keywords...
economix.blogs.nytimes.com
3 months ago
2.
It’s Not About Greece Anymore
The Greek government and the European Union leadership, prodded by the International Monetary Fund, are finally becoming realistic about the dire economic situation in Greece. They have abandoned previous rounds ...
Greece, International Monetary Fund, Greek government, European Union, Peter Boone, All keywords...
economix.blogs.nytimes.com
4 months ago
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Value-Added Taxes: A Primer
In recent weeks there has been lots of buzz — much of it preemptively negative — about value-added taxes. This post presents a short primer to help you get up ...
Economist, United States, Policy tool, Production chain, Regular retail sales tax, All keywords...
economix.blogs.nytimes.com
4 months ago
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Women, Work and a Name Change
Todd Heisler/The New York Times Women who choose to adopt their husbands’ surnames may be penalized in the job market, a new study from the Netherlands suggests. Using Dutch population ...
Economist, USD, The Netherlands, Tilburg Institute, Tilburg Institute for Behavioral Economics Research, All keywords...
economix.blogs.nytimes.com
4 months ago
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Mancessions, Around the World
Men have borne the brunt of job losses in most developed countries.
Economist, United States, Manufacturing, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Denmark, All keywords...
blogs.nytimes.com
5 months ago
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Why a Big Mac Costs Less than a Salad
Thanks to lobbying, Congress chooses to subsidize foods that we're supposed to eat least of.
Economist, David Leonhardt, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Congress, Food groups, All keywords...
blogs.nytimes.com
5 months ago
7.
Economic Lessons From ‘Mad Men’
For this economist, the appeal of this hit TV show is the panorama it provides of an information intensive industry in a dense city.
Donald Draper, New York, Kodak, Peggy Olsen, Economics professor, All keywords...
blogs.nytimes.com
8 months ago
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Why Has Globalization Led to Bigger Cities?
If the world is so flat, then why are cities growing so quickly, especially in the third world?
India, Edward L. Glaeser, Bangalore, Mumbai, Harvard, All keywords...
blogs.nytimes.com
8 months ago
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Why Are Some Cities More Entrepreneurial Than Others?
The success of a city is tied to the area's entrepreneurship, but what explains why some places are more entrepreneurial than others? an economist writes.
Economist, Pittsburgh, Benjamin Chinitz, Harvard, New York, All keywords...
blogs.nytimes.com
9 months ago
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