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The price of doing business

March 27, 2017

Why didn't inflation slow more during the financial crisis?

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Loss-leaders: predatory or practical?

March 24, 2017

Do laws that restrict retailers from pricing items below cost actually harm consumers?

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How states can attract health insurers to rural counties

March 22, 2017

In some rural areas, ACA exchanges are barely hanging on

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Could giving preference to small business hurt job growth?

March 8, 2017

Offering special supports for small businesses in India may not have created the most jobs

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The quiet revolution in debt collection

March 6, 2017

How big data helped streamline collections – and unleashed billions in new credit card debt

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When bankers and borrowers come from the same culture, does everybody win?

March 1, 2017

Sharing a similar culture can lead to more profitable lending relationships

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Tending to relationships can pay off for businesses too

February 13, 2017

Rose markets in Kenya demonstrate the tangible economic value of trust

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You owe me

February 9, 2017

Does it matter if doctors or lawmakers accept small gifts from people trying to influence them?

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Conspiracies against the public

February 6, 2017

The textbook description of cartels can’t explain what real-world cartels do

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Will legalizing more immigrants reduce crime?

January 25, 2017

Easing path to citizenship could give recent immigrants less incentive to seek out illegal ways of earning a living