The search for better economic policy.

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• The Sovereign vs. the Idiot What kind of gift-giver are you?
  Joel Waldfogel Dec. 19, 2006
  
• The Flintstone Effect Tracing wealth back to the Stone Age.
  Joel Waldfogel Nov. 17, 2006
  
• Master of the Island Which country is the best colonizer?
  Joel Waldfogel Oct. 19, 2006
  
• Go North, Young Grapes The effect of global warming on the world's vineyards.
  Joel Waldfogel Sept. 22, 2006
  
• Short End Tall people earn more because they're smarter.
  Joel Waldfogel Sept. 1, 2006
  
• Sinister and Rich The evidence that lefties earn more.
  Joel Waldfogel Aug. 16, 2006
  
• The Last Laffer Bush's Treasury admits that tax cuts aren't free.
  Jason Furman July 31, 2006
  
• Meet My Son, Your New CEO And then run—proof that nepotism at the top is bad for companies.
  Joel Waldfogel July 28, 2006
  
• Driving in New Delhi Don't complain about standing in line at the DMV.
  Joel Waldfogel June 23, 2006
  
• Roach College, U.S.A. What Ph.D. students really have to fear.
  Joel Waldfogel May 29, 2006
  
• Love Thy PlayStation, Love Thyself Why you should make a $500 game console your life partner.
  Reihan Salam May 11, 2006
  
• Where the Buses Run on Time The lure of incentive pay.
  Austan Goolsbee March 16, 2006
  
• The Benefits of Bozo Proof that TV doesn't harm kids.
  Austan Goolsbee Feb. 16, 2006