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Who’s at fault for student-loan defaults?
For-profit colleges enroll 10 percent of US students but account for 50 percent of student-loan defaults. And low-income students are hit the hardest.
Capitalisn’t: Regulating Facebook and Google—the market-structure perspective
On this episode of the Capitalisn’t podcast, hosts Kate Waldock and Luigi Zingales speak with Yale’s Fiona Scott Morton to interrogate digital platforms from the standpoint of markets.
Capitalisn’t: The morality or immorality of a wealth tax
Kate Waldock and Luigi Zingales break down how wealth taxes have or haven’t worked in other countries and whether they could work in America.
How making algorithms transparent can promote equity
Under the right circumstances, algorithms can be more transparent than human decision-making, and even can be used to develop a more equitable society.
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The tax that could save the world
Most economists agree on how to tackle climate change. Can politicians make it happen?
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Why less regulation isn’t necessarily better
The longstanding debate about government oversight is giving way to a new understanding of how to craft more effective industry rules.
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Technology is splitting the job market
Some people are prospering, while others are left behind.
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Ride-sharing services may lead to more fatal accidents
Research links ride sharing to a rise in auto-related deaths.
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Don’t write off a ‘failed’ entrepreneur
‘Failure’ is critical to innovation entrepreneurship.
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Why sharing a plate leads to better negotiation outcomes
When people in a business negotiation share not just a meal but a plate, they collaborate better and reach deals faster.