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Wealth taxes (and how to evade them)
November 27, 2017
Sweden’s wealth tax has proven easy to avoid.
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Refusing the power to choose
November 22, 2017
Why are consumers slow to change energy providers even when they have a less expensive option?
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The power of Papal persuasion
November 20, 2017
How much did Pope John Paul II influence the beliefs and actions of Catholics?
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Benevolence on the Ballot
November 15, 2017
People vote based on more than self-interest.
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Use it or lose it
November 13, 2017
Expiring budgets lead to wasteful year-end spending.
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A long-term investment in education
November 10, 2017
How far-reaching are the impacts when schools spend more on students?
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Animal sacrifice
November 8, 2017
China's collectivization movement in the 1950s is a stark example of the power of incentives.
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Breaking taboos and making policy
November 6, 2017
The Netherlands' legal prostitution zones reduced citywide crime.
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