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Daily Archive for January 9th, 2012

Speed Research Blogging

Posted in Education, Flotsam and Jetsam on Jan 9th, 2012

I run through recent economics journal/working paper activity on Monday mornings. Here are some very attenuated bits of interest: Government mergers of hospitals in England do not produce better outcomes. (Same is true for privates, we knew this and the government went ahead anyway). High quality grammar school teachers have an impact that lasts a […]

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Guest Post: The Odd Bargains Behind Trade Deals

Posted in Politics, trade on Jan 9th, 2012

GUEST POST: The following article is authored by current University of Rochester Senior Alex Armlovich. From Bloomberg Businessweek …Eizenstat and his fellow negotiators faced a barrage of lobbying from U.S. companies and trade groups that wanted specific language written into the agreements to protect their products or give them an edge over their rivals. The […]

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