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Wednesday, November 9, 2016

The Differences Between Selective and Nonselective in Higher Education

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Caroline M. Hoxby delivered the 2016 Martin Feldstein Lecture at the National Bureau of Economic Research in July An edited and annotated ve...
Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Fodder to Chew Over for US Election Day

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As we all struggle with our emotions about the campaign and the potential outcome of this 2016 US election day, here is some food for though...
Monday, November 7, 2016

US Sentiments on Protectionism: A Breakdown

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In the heat of the political season, it sometimes sounds as if American opinion has made a sharp swerve in the direction of opposing free tr...
Friday, November 4, 2016

Early Childhood Education: Promises and Practicalities

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Like many people, I find myself enormously attracted to the idea of early childhood education: that is, the idea that a well-chosen interven...
Thursday, November 3, 2016

Adam Smith's Watch-Making Example: Technological Progress Before the Industrial Revolution

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The history of technological progress is sometimes told as "nothing much worth mentioning until the Industrial Revolution." But w...
Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Should Museums Own Copyright on Photographs of Their Paintings?

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Museums own paintings, but apparently, they don't own the copyright over photographing those paintings or making derivative works like p...
Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Is the Mediterranean the New Rio Grande?

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Migration across national borders might sometimes seem like water behind a dam--a pent-up force waiting to break loose unless restrained by ...