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I know I've fallen behind on my 24 viewing for the season, but after this, I'm ready for the season to take some odd turns soon: The Tour de France can be unforgiving and crushingly heartbreaking. On Sunday's stage 15, Jack Bauer experienced this firsthand. Does Jack infiltrate the U.S. Postal team to stop a redeveloping EPO…
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There is a neat profile in the NYTimes on the brothers Nordhaus: Robert Nordhaus, a prominent Washington energy lawyer, and William Nordhaus, a Yale economist, who learned to love the outdoors while growing up on a New Mexico ranch, have taken leading roles in figuring out how to protect the environment. Here is the meat:…
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I'm stoked. Just sayin'.
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Skip Sauer: The WSJ reports that Governor Phil Bryant is allocating $15 million from Mississippi’s share of BP oil spill damages to be invested in a minor league ballpark in Biloxi. The city itself has voted to issue $21 million in bonds backed by stadium revenues, but the deal apparently hinged on the state’s investment…
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From the WSJ Weekly Review email: Rail Safety and the Value of a Lifeby: Ted MannJun 17, 2013 Click here to view the full article on WSJ.com TOPICS: Opportunity Costs, Regulation SUMMARY: Transit systems and regulators are debating where to best put limited funds to improve safety: on upgraded signal systems or on structural repairs. "The effort…
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This reminds me of a time not long after I got my PhD. I was golfing with my father and a group of his friends when one of them asked me, 'What do you do?" My father quickly jumped in and said "He has a a PhD in economics. But don't ask him what the…
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Even though I was disbelief (Viewers outraged …): NBC was pummeled by viewers who took to social media after the network cut away early from the closing ceremonies of the London Games on Sunday to air a new television show, drawing outrage from those who tuned in for the highly anticipated musical spectacle. The Twitter-sphere…
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An example for your econometrics course (source: Chronicle of Higher Education): If one would like to create a spreadsheet for one's use, here are links to the president and faculty salary data: http://chronicle.com/article/Public-Pay-Table/131916/ http://chronicle.com/article/faculty-salaries-table-2012/131433
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