The Other Law School Arms Race
As schools push on-campus interviews earlier and earlier so their students get first dibs on job offers, some push back.
View ArticlePrinceton and Harvard Reinstate Early Admissions
After abolishing a program that they deemed unfair to poor students, the two universities found that few schools followed suit.
View ArticleConspiracy Theories About Republicans and the Economy
Cynics may contend that the G.O.P. has a strategic interest in continued economic turmoil. But the economy is likely to be in bad shape in November 2012 no matter what happens in Washington.
View ArticleWhen Judges Break Their Own Rules
How do you create a rule system when there are no sanctions for breaking the rules?
View ArticleThe Cliff Game
As income inequality has grown, many elected officials have little interest in the needs and preferences of lower-income people, an economist writes.
View ArticleGaming the System
Some college students unanimously boycotted their final exam and all got A's under a grading curve loophole. It's a great example of game theory at work.
View ArticleWant a Higher G.P.A.? Go to a Private College
A 50-year rise in grade-point averages is being fueled by private institutions, a recent study finds.
View ArticleLaw Schools Visit Lake Wobegon
What effect will grade inflation at the country's law schools have on law graduates' career prospects?
View ArticleWhat Economists Can Teach World Cup Coaches
A new economics study argues the notion of evolutionary finance may help explain why certain styles of soccer may seem indomitable for a while, only to eventually be usurped by a new strategy.
View ArticleThe Economics of Men Behaving Badly
Why do powerful men with so much to lose do such stupid things? The risk-reward tradeoff doesn't seem to make sense. Some economic studies may shed some light on this question, though.
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