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Wednesday, 6 May 2020

Opinion | With Coronavirus, ‘Health Care for Some’ Is a Recipe for DisasterThe Trump administration’s treatment of immigrants could make the epidemic worse.

The New York Times

2020.03.06

How the Virus Transformed the Way Americans Spend Their MoneyAirlines and movie theaters are hurting. Grocery stores and streaming services are raking it in.

The New York Times

2020.04.11

America’s cities and states face a cash crunchHelp from the federal government and the Federal Reserve may be on the way

The Economist

2020.05.02

I'm the only Australian living in North Korea. Let me tell you about it | Alek SigleyNorth Korea is a country in transition, moving from isolation to fast food, smartphones and plastic surgery

Priceonomics

2016.01.20

Should the public wear masks to slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2?Yes, but not at the expense of those worn by medical staff

The Economist

2020.04.11

The Many Faces of Universal Basic Income

Jurgen De Wispelaere and Lindsay James Stirton (Research Gate)

2004 July

Can Economic Policies Reduce Deaths of Despair?

William H. Dow, Anna Godøy, Christopher A. Lowenstein, Michael Reich (NBER)

2019 April

Rural hospitals are "bleeding cash" and shut out of government's coronavirus loan program"It's survival money," one hospital CEO told CBS News. Without the funding, he said it would be difficult to operate "beyond a couple of months."

CBS News

2020.04.17

US billionaires paying lower tax rate than working class for the first time in historyRichest 400 families paid tax at rate 1.2 per cent less than bottom half of American households

The Independent

2019.10.09

Busting the Myth of ‘Welfare Makes People Lazy’Cash assistance isn’t just a moral imperative that raises living standards. It’s also a critical investment in the health and future careers of low-income kids.

The Atlantic

2018.03.08

Property Taxes Are Probably Still Due Despite CoronavirusLocal governments rely on them to pay for services like trash pickup and the public schools. But some are trying to give flexibility to homeowners in financial trouble.

The New York Times

2020.04.10

Hackers Have Some of the Best Ideas in War Against CoronavirusAcross Asia, hobbyists, web developers, and students are collaborating to track Covid-19 data and deliver the occasional messages of hope and cheer.

Bloomberg

2020.04.15

We Can’t Save the Economy Without Universal Child CareA smoothly functioning economy is one in which people who want to work are able to do so.

The Nation

2020.04.17

Wednesday, 12 February 2020

LeBron James Creating Positive Externalities For Fox Sports OhioThe textbook definition of a positive externality is a benefit that is enjoyed by a third-party as a result of an economic transaction. Third-parties include any individual, organization, property owner, or resource that is indirectly affected by an external transaction. A textbook example of this concept involves LeBron James and Fox [...]

Forbes

2014.10.29

How Cigarettes Tax the PoorCigarette smoking is increasingly a habit of low-income Americans. Continuing to raise taxes on them may be ineffective and unjust.

Priceonomics

2016.01.20

The Future of Public GoodsNon-excludability is really just a technological problem, because the ability to charge and withhold access is beyond our reach, at least at reasonable cost. But that’s changing, fast.

American Institute for Economic Research

2019.06.06

Many in U.S. worry about affording healthcare in retirement(Reuters Health) - Nearly half of Americans aged 50 to 64 worry they won't ...

Reuters

2020.02.11

Privatisation, public health and the 'water lords'The privatisation of water is causing crises around the world - even in countries with huge freshwater reserves.

The Ecologist

2020.01.31

Kabinet: 522 miljoen euro voor boeren in stikstofcrisisHet kabinet trekt 522 miljoen euro uit voor boeren die willen stoppen of hun bedrijf willen verduurzamen. Ook komen er speciale coaches die boeren ...

Het Parool

2020.02.07

The new political economy of taxation in the developing world

Review of International Political Economy

2016.05.26

Corporate Social Responsibility in Aviation

NASA Technical Reports Server

2006.01.01

Plastic Pollution and the Global Throwaway Culture: Environmental Injustices of Single-use Plastic

Digital Commons @ Salve Regina

2016 Spring

The US student debt crisis explainedYoung people with limited means and options are saddled with disproportionately high debt, especially after attending vocational programs, religious schools and historically black colleges.

World Economic Forum

2019.09.13

DIT asks firms manufacturing sugary drinks to cut pricesThe Department of Internal Trade (DIT) has asked manufacturers of sugary drinks to cut prices by Bt2-3 to reduce the burden on people.

The Nation | Thailand

2020.02.11

How Did Private Property Start?Libertarians tend to get flummoxed when confronted with this simple question.

Jacobin Magazine

2018.03.16

Class Struggle Built the Finnish Welfare StateLots of myths and half-truths circulate about Nordic countries like Finland. But make no mistake: socialists and militant workers built the Finnish welfare state — not an enlightened or pro-business elite.

Jacobin Magazine

2020.01.23

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