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An Almost American Attitude to Risk
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http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2008/04/lin...Worked Over and Overworked - New York Times Tax Progressivity and the Rise in Inequality - Lane Kenworthy Nudge - Will Wilkinson Choice Architecture and Paternalism - Will Wilkinson McCain Embraces ‘Cocktail-Napkin Economics,’ - Think Progress An Almost American Attitude to Risk - Economic Principals Greg Mankiw Writes about Education and Income Inequality - Richard Green Where Does Inequality Come From? - Richard Florida The trouble with Joe - New Economist 2 Banks Said to Be Trying to Raise More Capital - New York Times Discovering a Dark Universe: A Q&A with Saul Perlmutter - Scientific American Q & A: UC Berkeley professor discusses rising food prices - sacbee.com Now is the time to reduce international trade and migration barriers - Vox EU
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