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An Antidote to Citizens United?
A new Demos report analyzes Connecticut’s public financing of its elections system.
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Reinhart and Rogoff’s Theory of Government Debt is Dead
They were wrong even on their own terms.
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Wall Street’s Grand Bargain
Top bankers get exclusive time with the president as profits soar again.
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Cash Benefit Programs Are Not Really Government Spending
Many of the problems people often raise about government spending simply don’t apply.
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The Horrible Youth Labor Market
Looking past the plight of young Americans with college degrees in this economy, the picture is much worse.
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Industry-Funded High-Frequency Trading Study Falls Short
A professor reviewed in the Citadel-sponsored Columbia Business School study responds.
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What New York’s (Partial) Victory on Paid Sick Days Means
It took five years for the popular policy to get a vote.
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What Do Wealthy Super Citizens Want from Government?
A new study examines the policy preferences of affluent Americans.
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Are Academics for Hire Influencing the High Frequency Trading Debate?
Columbia University economist Charles M. Jones published a paper underwritten by Citadel, one of the largest HFT firms.