Diamond and Kashyap on the Recent Financial Upheavals
…was WorldCom, whose assets just prior to bankruptcy were just over $100 billion.) On Tuesday, the Federal Reserve made a bridge loan to A.I.G., the largest insurance company in the…
…was WorldCom, whose assets just prior to bankruptcy were just over $100 billion.) On Tuesday, the Federal Reserve made a bridge loan to A.I.G., the largest insurance company in the…
The most common nationality of the students in my undergraduate class in the Netherlands is German. They pay the same fees as Dutch students. The same would be true for…
…comments that Freakonomics readers had made a few weeks ago, after episode 4, when the Thugs asked readers to assess what would happen between Omar and Marlo. I printed out…
…with the only consolation that consumers in poor countries become able to obtain the harmful substance at lower prices. Are people in each country better off, worse off, or what?…
…competitors? A: Personally, I am competing for course assignments with anyone who traditionally teaches at a community college: the middle manager M.B.A. at a local corporation who wants some extra…
Read the Column » Dubner and Levitt are writing a new monthly column in the New York Times Magazine. The column, like their book, is called Freakonomics. The first installment,…
…room for companies to hire equally or more qualified women at the same or even lower wages than men. Korean companies are loath to do this, but American companies in…
…collection of more than three dozen Rolls-Royces and Bentleys. So where does all the money come from? A big piece of Choudhury’s fortune comes from courses for yoga instructors aiming…
…I’ll feel guilty if I don’t finish writing the manuscript by the contract deadline. So while the contract limits my freedom, I’ve chosen to limit my freedom of choice. For…
Sure, we all pay lip service to the Madisonian system of checks and balances. But as one legal scholar argues, presidents have been running roughshod over the system for decades….
In the final part of our series, Zachary Crockett talks to a man with a storied — and controversial — career in the body parts business….
…I’ve read in a long time: Facts, like jade, are not only costly to obtain but also difficult to authenticate. From what I can tell — hey, I’m no Fred…
…which your terrorists aren’t killed or caught in the act, if possible. Fourth, I think it makes sense to try to stop commerce, since a commerce breakdown gives people more…
One of the major complaints of right-wing politicians against the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is its imposed mandates that individuals obtain health insurance and that larger businesses offer health insurance…
…cheating? 2. What are some new cheating wrinkles you’ll be looking for under the new Obama tax proposals, and what are a few things that should be done about them?…
Economists Indraneel Chakraborty and Hans Holter have an explanation for all those extra hours Americans work as compared to Europeans: divorce rates (and tax rates) Here’s their theory: We believe…
…every night. I visited a displacement camp outside Kitgum with the research team to pre-test the last-minute addition of behavioral games to the project’s baseline analysis. Jamison, whose research focuses…
…with his second round. Please leave new questions for Captain Steve in the comments section below. Q Is there any way to obtain information on my commercial airline pilot before…
A recent Buffalo News article discusses how the airlines are lobbying to rescind a new provision requiring commercial pilots to obtain 1,500 hours of flight time before they are certified…
…new study, does Costco have the opposite effect, and cause competitors to raise their prices? The answer boils down to the complex ways that stores choose to compete against each…
…New York it’s hard to not get caught up in the apocalyptic reaction to the Yankees’ elimination (and, though it has far less Shakespearian gravitas, the Mets’ currently lovely position)….
…Prawfs.com. Markel has offered to send interested parties a free PDF of their new book upon request. This is their penultimate post. Should Parents Who Offend Receive Sentencing Discounts? A…
…problem in New York City by charging a small fee. JIM: We’re always open to new ideas. Please drop by our feedback forum. Q: Is Craigslist planning on cleaning up…
…to bring peace in inner city suburbs come from? Sébastien Roché: According to me, there is no scientific research proving this link while existing research shows the contrary. As soon…
When the world went into lockdown, experts predicted a rise in intimate-partner assaults. What actually happened was more complicated….
…to confront the impending collapse of investigative reporting. The real concern is not the newspaper, but news coverage. It’s not clear that print news is a viable technology. Classified ads…
…new book Fault Lines and weighing in on the financial reform bill. Now he’s back with a guest post, clarifying and expanding his views on the Federal Reserve’s ultra-low interest…
…they say anabolic steroid use is virtually nonexistent in Asian countries, even though the drugs are considerably easier to obtain, being available without a prescription at most neighborhood drugstores.” …
You’ve heard that the weather can make your joints hurt. Maybe you’ve even felt it yourself. But, is it true? Bapu Jena looks at why we think we know certain…
…ghetto legend was quickly dispelled when I watched episode three of The Wire with the usual cast of thugs from New York and New Jersey — ex-gang members and drug…
