Monthly Archives: September 2013

Marriage and Parental Investment in Children

Posted on September 30, 2013 by

Marriage ain’t what it used to be. Consider that: In 1950, almost half of all women were married by age 20 and for men the age was 23. By 2010, the median age of first marriage had increased to about … Continue reading →

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Should we get rid of corporation tax (part 2)

Posted on September 22, 2013 by

In the last post I talked about why so many people endorse the idea of completely scrapping corporation tax.  To briefly reiterate the main arguments: We don’t know who mostly bears the costs of corporation tax. So if what we … Continue reading →

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California climate policy inequalities: Win-win, lose-lose, or somewhere in between?

Posted on September 16, 2013 by

In 2006, California approved AB 32, a sweeping law to reduce carbon emissions that contribute to climate change. Fynnwin Prager, a researcher at the University of Southern California, examines the implications of AB 32 for economic inequality. It is often … Continue reading →

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A softening of attitudes?

Posted on September 11, 2013 by

Yesterday, the latest British Social Attitudes report was released, and for once the story was about more positive attitudes around benefits. No more the headlines about ‘hardening’ attitudes; the headlines in the  BBC and Express talked about ‘softening attitudes’ (using the words of … Continue reading →

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Should we get rid of corporation tax? (Part 1)

Posted on September 4, 2013 by

It’s famously difficult to get a group of economists to agree about anything. Lock a left and right wing economist in a room and ask them to come up with the best method of taxation, or the most effective way … Continue reading →

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