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Monthly Archives: February 2014
Criminality and Poverty?
This article, from a British national newspaper, caught my eye yesterday: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/10607071/Fifth-of-unemployment-benefit-claimants-have-criminal-record-say-new-figures.html The article describes a study done by the UK government which compared information contained in court records and national law enforcement databases with names appearing on government … Continue reading
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Correlation vs. Causation: Tourists’ Impact on Locals’ Happiness
For the travelers out there, It is more than likely you have witnessed how locals often despise tourists. I wonder if this is a correlation or causation scenario. As I sit here before my pint of beer pondering this question, … Continue reading
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Ticket Scalpers in the Market Economy
Most people will associate 1.6 billion people with the word “China.” Chinese Spring Festival, the most important holiday in the year, can make over 250 million people to use public transportation to go back to their hometown. Those people who … Continue reading
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