Features By Stephen Dubner
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How much does a good boss really matter?
It’s harder than you’d think to measure the value of a boss. But some enterprising economists have done just that -- and the news is good.
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Have a very Homo Economicus Christmas
What economists like to give (and get) as Christmas gifts. Spoiler alert: economists don’t think like the rest of us.
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Free-conomics: Economists go pro bono
Economists are a notoriously self-interested bunch. But one British outfit is giving away its services.
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Save the earth, drive your car?
Adding lots of train and bus lines to car-congested roads would seem to be an environmental slam dunk. If only the math would cooperate.
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Maximizing your Halloween candy haul
Freakonomics offers the hidden side to finding the best neighborhood near you to trick-or-treat.
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Leaving the country if your candidate loses? Sure you are
The complicated world of election polling.
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Can selling beer help college fans drink less?
A small group of popular college football teams are allowing beer sales inside their stadiums, saying the change acknowledges reality and may actually help them control problem drinking.
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Can working from home increase productivity?
Our Freakonomics expert Stephen Dubner says there is evidence that working from home is better for you.
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Does hosting the Olympics ever pay off?
Olympic host cities get a huge windfall of tax revenues and tourist dollars, right? Freakonomics looks at the effect the games really have on a host city.
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How the U.S. can fix its political infighting
By taking a note from our neighbors in Great Britain. Freakonomics' Stephen Dubner explains why he thinks U.S. Congress should borrow the U.K. tradition of the Prime Minister's Question Time.
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