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Volume 25, No.2, Summer 2007

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IN THIS ISSUE

Letters to the Editor

Ideas travel far and fast I read with interest, as usual, the Spring edition of PERC Reports, I remember the book very well, and not only that, it seems to me that we may have one of the first quotations of the book in an article in Spanish. Together with Alberto Benegas Lynch we bothContinue reading "Letters to the Editor"

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Figntin' or Drinkin'

  Not surprisingly, global warming is getting the blame for drought conditions in many parts of the American West. For example, in the January 31, 2003, issue of Science, researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA) reported that recent droughts in the West are caused at least partly by global warming-induced rises in western PacificContinue reading "Figntin’ or Drinkin’"

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The Origins of Beliefs

Can beliefs about fundamental social institutions such as the market system, change? If so, what can cause such changes? Even if one replies “yes” to the first question discerning an answer to the second has been an elusive goal for social scientists. Recent research by Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Galliani, and Ernesto Schargrodsky (2007) presentsContinue reading "Letters to the Editor"

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The Shirt Off My Back

If carbon emissions, chemical spills, and non-point water pollution are weighing heavy on your mind, a new report from Cambridge University has a bit more bad news. That simple, white cotton t-shirt is a problem. Listen up guys! Over the lifetime of the garment, a polyester blouse uses less energy than your t-shirt.  While peopleContinue reading "Letters to the Editor"

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