Paying airlines to scrap — instead of sell — old planes produces environmental benefits at a low cost
As it stands, they’re free-riding, in effect subsidized by full-time resident taxpayers
The shift lends credibility to medicines vs. trials that exclude people 65 and older
Doing so, they subsidize government, which is, well, sort of like a tax
Study suggests flat tax systems boosted GDP in former Soviet republics and satellites
Public bonds compete against other investments; a model of that relationship
Incumbents in France are reelected less often when all candidates can be repaid for personal outlays
Compulsory education ‘homogenizes’ population, can stave off democracy
Construction permitting power taken from cities that resisted development
Good ideas may be scarce, capital to fund them is not
Large study sees increases in education, declines in public assistance
Measuring inbreeding allows study to isolate rulers from circumstances
Examining local-level plans and behavior to uncover drivers of failed compliance with expert advice
GOP legislatures often made firearm laws looser after infamous events
Reliable, widespread testing regimen could help jump-start economy
A system of manufacturer rewards and penalties, consumer taxes and subsidies could aid vaccination rates