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Why inflation can be a good thing
May 1, 2013
"A little bit of inflation is our friend, not our enemy," says Prof. David Blanchflower
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New study details the costs and benefits of Medicaid
May 1, 2013
In Oregon, researchers followed 10,000 new enrollees in Medicaid. They used more health care services, but had more to spend on other necessities.
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Should we bring inflation back from the dead?
May 1, 2013
In February, we declared inflation dead after years of easy monetary policy and negligible consumer price increases. As the Federal Reserve concludes yet another meeting to keep inflation six feet under, we ask if it's time to bring inflation back from the dead.
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It's crowded at the top: Freakonomics Radio
May 1, 2013
The hidden side the unemployment numbers? Folks with advanced degrees are climbing down the ladder.
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PODCAST: Out-of-state tuition grab, which way will the Fed wag?
May 1, 2013
What will the Federal Reserve do next? Out-of-state enrollment grows at state universities. And are smells coming to a theater near you?
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How low can you go? Fed expected to keep interest rates low, but not lower
May 1, 2013
The Federal Reserve isn't expected to lower rates any more than it already has.
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State budgets are doing better, but will they spend the new income?
Apr 30, 2013
State tax receipts have rebounded and are set to exceed the pre-recession peaks. After severe budget cutbacks, states are spending the new money on...what?
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No sequester reprieve for biomedical research
Apr 30, 2013
Dr. Francis Collins, the director of the National Institute of Health, on how sequester cuts have caused anxiety for young researchers.
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PODCAST: Home prices up, markets moving to Twitter
Apr 30, 2013
Home prices are up, Twitter has got the markets moving, and disaster apps are all the rage.
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Housing prices surge, rise 9.3% since last year
Apr 30, 2013
Home prices rose 1.2 percent in February and were up 9.3 percent since last year, according to the S&P Case-Shiller Index.
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