There's a new book out called The China Model (Princeton University Press) by Daniel A. Bell, a government professor. I read a review after reading a post about it at Marginal Revolution. The attention in the book and review seem to be
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McCarthy & Daren on the Cost of Satisficing in Health Insurance Choice
“Quality Ratings and Premiums in the Medicare Advantage Market”
IAN M. MCCARTHY, Emory University – Department of EconomicsMICHAEL DARDEN, Tulane University – Department of EconomicsWe examine the response of Medicare Advantage contracts to published quality ratings. We identify
Our views on federal profits from student loans: a retrospective
Slate and Leiter's blog (both via Mike Simkovic) have returned lately to the profitability of federal loans to law (and other professional school) students. Interested readers may note that L&E Prof had a three-part series on that issue: 1. A
Chu et al.: Evidence for the CYA Theory of Compensation Consultants
JENNY CHU, University of Cambridge – Judge Business SchoolJONATHAN FAASSE, University of Cambridge – Judge Business SchoolP. RAGHAVENDRA RAU, University of CambridgeIn July
Sahm, Shapiro, & Slemrod on Household Responses to Income Shocks
“Balance-Sheet Households and Fiscal Stimulus: Lessons from the Payroll Tax Cut and its Expiration” NBER Working Paper No. w21220
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Hunt on the L&E of Microfinance
“The Law and Economics of Microfinance” Journal of Law and Commerce, Vol. 33, No. 1, 2014
KATHERINE HELEN MARY HUNT, Griffith University…Previous research has not considered microfinance from a law and economics perspective. … This article is the first
Goffman’s Conspiracy and Attempted Murder— the Appropriate Penalty?
A certain Dr. Goffman wrote a 2014 book about hanging out with young ghetto criminals. I'm on a discussion list that's been talking about a major crime she confesses to in the book. SOmeone asked what the appropriate penalty would
Will FIFA Get A Red Card?
Here at L&E Prof Blog, we know that we're not your first stop on the internet. So we assume you know about those crooked, crooked FIFA officials. We're shocked, too…rumors that the bar in the hotel where the officials were
Kuang: The Effect of Yelp on Home Values
“Does Quality Matter in Local Consumption Amenities? An Empirical Investigation with Yelp”
CHUN KUANG, George Washington University, Department of EconomicsThe possibility that local consumption amenities provided by bars, restaurants, and other retail services improve neighborhood or city attractiveness has
The Income Taxes of the Clinton Foundation and Hillary Clinton
Here's an interesting tax question. Hillary Clinton is a founder and major supporter of the Clinton Foundation. She has lobbied for various foreign persons at State Department, who have in return given money to the Clinton Foundation. The Clinton