Topic: Economics
In a Crisis, Solvent Borrowers are Overcharged, Subsidizing Troubled Bank Clients
An unusual data trove from Greece’s economic collapse reveals the practice
In Hollywood, Teams Don’t Stick Together Long Enough to Learn From Failure
Success results from assembling a crew with a record of success; flop experience begets a flop
In Pleas to Remedy Economic Inequality, Babies’ Faces Outperform Adults’
It’s harder to hold an infant responsible for being poor
Inclusion in an ETF Can Improve the Pricing of Underlying Stocks
It can also help management make capital expenditure decisions
Is the $1 Trillion Coastal Housing Market a Future Financial Crisis?
Homebuyers ignore warnings of rising seas; lenders keep lending
Israel and COVID-19: Political Dissension But a Unified National Plan
Varying ideologies contributed to early spread in small nation
It’s a Startup — and Almost Certainly a Future Acquisition by a Tech Giant
Patent histories show entrepreneurs focused on exit strategy
Keynes vs. FDR: Lessons from the Great Recession
Sebastian Edwards finds Keynes’ public take-down of Roosevelt’s gold policies still relevant today
Kidney Transplant Outcomes Suffer at Clinics That Add Liver Transplants
Younger-patient mortality rate nearly triples, 20 years of data indicate
Kids Who Moved from Public Housing More Likely to Vote as Adults
Demolition of Chicago projects dispersed thousands to other areas
LA’s Mansion Tax, Intended to Aid Affordable Housing, May Have Backfired
City’s home-construction permits fall, while surrounding suburbs’ development expanded
Largest Firms’ Stock Gains Skew Big Picture on Worker-Owner Income Division
Wage earners get larger (relative) share at smaller companies, not at giants like Apple, Alphabet and Amazon
Locally, the Extent of British Rule in India Still Holds Back Economic Opportunity
Areas under direct rule lost the components of human capital
Los Angeles, Long a Laggard in Education, Gaining Ground on Other Major Metros
Younger residents’ schooling boosts the region’s economic prospects
Luxury Goods: The Perils and Profits in Lower-Priced Markets
A study uses game theory to suggest when designer companies should license their names for down-market goods
Mandated Disclosure of Clinical Trials Ignored — Especially for Competitive Drugs
Pharma companies less likely to disclose critical drug information than public institutions