Do Good Grades Predict Success?
…high school and middle school, where many “hard” subjects are about memorizing and repeating well-defined steps. Literary critique has no well-defined guide posts (unless you cheat and plagiarize), and so…
…high school and middle school, where many “hard” subjects are about memorizing and repeating well-defined steps. Literary critique has no well-defined guide posts (unless you cheat and plagiarize), and so…
…I imagine there might be a few Freakonomics enthusiasts with some personal insights on this, but here’s mine: If you are telling me you can get a Ph.D. without incurring…
New research finds that credit-card holders pay down their debts more slowly when their statements suggest a minimum monthly installment. The Economist reports on the study, by University of Warwick…
…book on that day. My guide mentioned that the books are always sold to the (female) buyer at a 10 percent discount below the regular price; when asked whether the…
…Moreover, political scientists ultimately want to use economics to understand questions about political power, whereas economists who deal with politics primarily use the subject to test and strengthen their methodological…
…exclusively to federal tax treatment. We have established a special task force devoted to assisting clients with these complex tax issues and to help guide them through the process of…
…pro-market economists don’t like any discussion that gives government a greater role. Or perhaps there are just too many temptations for young economists — monetary policy research pays off because…
…we’ve tried reducing taxes when interest rates were this low. When we’re in uncharted waters, we’ve got nothing but economic theory to guide us. And the theory says it’s safer…
…YBQ has this under John Maynard Keynes, from “A Tract on Monetary Reform,” Chapter 3 (1923): But this long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long…
…better by our charismatic tour guide, National Park Service Superintendent Gerard Baker (Yellow Wolf), the very tall gentleman between us here: We also had occasion to meet a phalanx of…
In much of America, conspicuous conservation is the new conspicuous consumption. Those of you itching for a fix of boom-time nostalgia can visit the Most Expensive Journal, your guide to…
…all government crash-test requirements. In SuperFreakonomics, Levitt and Dubner report on their findings with a very small sample of tests; we need much more evidence on the data. Try to…
…the same time it would have benefits for passengers. But even absent total deregulation, a more incremental step could be taken. Medallion prices are a great guide to the current…
…with John Hammond and Howard Raiffa, is Smart Choices: A Practical Guide to Making Better Life Decisions. Keeney has agreed to take your questions about decision-making, so fire away in…
…I saw the study guide that provided the basis for the subsequent test, I have to say I was stunned by what to me (and I’ve had econ in college,…
…— (1.05/.90)^24 – 1 — a truly remarkable rate of impatience. Despite this, the tour guide tells me that a lot of growers do take the lower rate of pay….
The SuperFreakonomics chapter on geoengineering solutions to global warming has generated plenty of heat, but scientific and political interest in the concept is on the rise. An article in Slate…
…deer) can be transformed from highway pulp into soil amendment. The leading authority on the subject, the Cornell Waste Management Institute, has published and distributed detailed guides intended to guide…
…molecule.” Economist as Therapist By Paul Zak People make mistakes. Freakonomics documented many of the poor decisions people make on a regular basis. While I know none of you readers…
…on as a guide to future performance, but notice that the intelligentsia has been pessimistic about the future in every generation for two centuries. “On what principle is it,” wondered…
…abandoning those desires. On the Middle East portion of Josh’s question, I’d suggest everyone read Maureen Dowd‘s recent Vanity Fair article “A Girls’ Guide to Saudi Arabia.” It doesn’t concern…
…latest book, the 2010 Football Outsiders Almanac is billed as “The Essential Guide to the 2010 NFL and College Football Seasons.” If it’s truly essential, it can even predict the…
…latest scientific research and is designed to guide people to foods that are nutrient dense and highly satisfying, ensuring they will make healthful decisions, have successful weight loss and learn…
In the latest issue of The Wilson Quarterly, there’s a “Crime and Punishment” section featuring Philip J. Cook and Jens Ludwig‘s “Economist’s Guide to Crime-Busting” (gated), which considers the most…
Photo: Brenna We’re taking a bike tour through the Everglades, and the guide mentioned one of the airboat “captains,” who did something seemingly irrational. He owned a tiny island in…
…to gently guide people to save is one of the linchpins of Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein‘s Nudge. Yes, Keep the Change leads to more savings in that Bank of…
…than the result of individual weakness and faulty character, conformity appears to arise from the same neural systems that guide behaviour towards highly-valued outcomes, including such basic needs as food,…
Jeff Mosenkis, a freelance producer with Freakonomics Radio, holds a Ph.D. in psychology and comparative human development. I Feel Your Pain: The Empathy of Torture By Jeff Mosenkis Senator John…
…Hunger (a charity I respect and do research with). We split the analysis by size of prior gift. The Freakonomics contest then asked two questions: Guess the percentage point change…
…to revise their estimates of what has happened, and if history is any guide, their revised estimates of the blue line will look a lot more like the red line….