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How the Bailout Auction Should Work How much should the Treasury pay for distressed assets that nobody else wants? A Bils-Kremer auction could set a fair price.	Steven E. Landsburg	Oct 13, 2008	Everyday Economics
The Eligible-Bachelor Paradox How economics and game theory explain the shortage of available, appealing men.	Mark Gimein	Apr 09, 2008	Everyday Economics
The Case for Foreclosures One family's sorrow is another's joy.	Steven E. Landsburg	Mar 03, 2008	Everyday Economics
Huckabee's Tax Plan Is Brilliant So why is it getting trashed?	Steven E. Landsburg	Jan 10, 2008	Everyday Economics
Save the Earth in Six Hard Questions What Al Gore doesn't understand about climate change.	Steven E. Landsburg	Oct 22, 2007	Everyday Economics
Sex, Sin, and Streetlights Parsing hypocrisy, courtesy of Bob Allen.	Steven E. Landsburg	Aug 15, 2007	Everyday Economics
One-Fifth of an American How much is an immigrant's life worth, exactly?	Steven E. Landsburg	Jun 07, 2007	Everyday Economics
No Parking Anytime Why parking your car is more environmentally destructive than driving it.	Steven E. Landsburg	Apr 19, 2007	Everyday Economics
The Theory of the Leisure Class An economic mystery: Why do the poor seem to have more free time than the rich?	Steven E. Landsburg	Mar 09, 2007	Everyday Economics
Women Are Chokers Studies show they cave under pressure. Why?	Steven E. Landsburg	Feb 09, 2007	Everyday Economics
How the Web Prevents Rape All that Internet porn reduces sex crimes. Really.	Steven E. Landsburg	Oct 30, 2006	Everyday Economics
How Much Should Hotel Web Access Cost? Sometimes it's free. Sometimes it's $20 a day. Why?	Steven E. Landsburg	Feb 01, 2006	Everyday Economics
Starbucks Economics Solving the mystery of the elusive "short" cappuccino.	Tim Harford	Jan 06, 2006	Everyday Economics
Do the Poor Deserve Life Support? A woman who couldn't pay her bills is unplugged from her ventilator and dies. Is this wrong?	Steven E. Landsburg	Jan 03, 2006	Everyday Economics
Xbox Economics, Part 2 More reasons Microsoft isn't charging enough for the season's hot game console.	Tim Harford	Dec 21, 2005	Everyday Economics
The Great Xbox Shortage of 2005 Why you can't buy the one present you really need.	Tim Harford	Dec 15, 2005	Everyday Economics
The Price of Motherhood Ready to have a baby? You'll earn 10 percent more if you wait a year.	Steven E. Landsburg	Dec 09, 2005	Everyday Economics
Hurricane Relief? Or a $200,000 Check? I'd take the check, and so would most of Katrina's victims.	Steven E. Landsburg	Sep 22, 2005	Everyday Economics
No Relief Why we shouldn't aid Katrina's victims too much.	Steven E. Landsburg	Sep 07, 2005	Everyday Economics
Is Housing Too Expensive? Blame the Government Maybe zoning laws are causing the real-estate bubble.	Steven E. Landsburg	Jul 29, 2005	Everyday Economics
Vine Is Money Why those fancy tomatoes cost so much.	Steven E. Landsburg	May 25, 2005	Everyday Economics
Imagine Terri Were a Toaster … An economist considers the Schiavo case.	Steven E. Landsburg	Mar 28, 2005	Everyday Economics
Save and Save and Then Save Some More Social Security is a red herring. Here's our real long-term problem.	Steven E. Landsburg	Feb 18, 2005	Everyday Economics
What I Like About Scrooge In praise of misers.	Steven E. Landsburg	Dec 09, 2004	Everyday Economics
Bush's Tax Cuts Are Unfair ... To the rich.	Steven E. Landsburg	Oct 21, 2004	Everyday Economics

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