Want a global economic boom ? Repeal all immigration laws, in every single country, right now - ►http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/08/20/want-a-global-economic-boom-open-the-borders
Want a global economic boom ? Repeal all immigration laws, in every single country, right now - ►http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/wp/2012/08/20/want-a-global-economic-boom-open-the-borders
In 2010, 93 percent of income gains went to the top 1 percent - The Washington Post
►http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/in-2010-93-percent-of-income-gains-went-to-the-top-1-percent/2011/08/25/gIQA0qxhsR_blog.html
In recent months, some commentators wondered whether the national conversation over inequality was coming too late.
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Does impatience make us fat ? - The Washington Post
►http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/ezra-klein/post/does-impatience-make-us-fat/2011/10/10/gIQA1eMnaL_blog.html
A new study suggests that impatience has a lot to do with it. Economists Charles J. Courtemanche, Garth Heutel and Patrick McAlvanah combed through historical data on body mass index. They also looked at indicators of impatience for the same population, factoring in preferences on whether they’d want a small prize now or bigger prize later. They controlled for other factors that might come into play, such as demographics and financial characteristics.
With everything else held constant, the researchers found that impatient individuals are more likely to be obese than people who are good at waiting. Here’s how the two BMI distributions match up
Ça m’a fait penser à ►http://www.envrak.fr/carnets/le-test-du-chamallow (dont je croyais avoir référencé ou favorisé un compte rendu quelque part ici mais j’ai pas trouvé)
Conservatives launch “We are the 53 percent” to criticize 99 percenters - The Washington Post
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The overriding message is that the protesters have failed to take personal responsibility, blaming their economic troubles on others. “Suck it up you whiners. I am the 53 percent subsidizing you so you can hang out on Wall Street and complain,” writes Erickson, in the Tumblr’s inaugural post. “I don’t blame Wall Street because it doesn’t matter what Wall Street or anyone else does. I am responsible for my own destiny. I will succeed or fail because of me and me ALONE,” writes another contributor, who describes himself as a Marine Corps veteran.