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The Growth of Gratuitynew

The average restaurant tip has been rising. What's more, tip jars are becoming more common in places they were never seen before — delis, bakeries, even chain doughnut shops.
Columbia Free Times  |  Eva Moore  |  12-14-2012  |  Economy

Steven Levitt on His Controversial New Book, 'SuperFreakonomics'new

In 2005, University of Chicago economist Steven Levitt and New York Times columnist Stephen J. Dubner co-wrote Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything. Now comes the highly entertaining sequel, SuperFreakonomics.
City Pages (Twin Cities)  |  John Ervin  |  01-06-2010  |  Author Profiles & Interviews

All Economics Is Local

Harford's pop-ec book is the latest sign that we're living in the decade of economics.
Washington City Paper  |  Jandos Rothstein  |  02-17-2006  |  Nonfiction

After the Snownew

Last year, a drug and its discontents seeped into books and hip-hop.
The Village Voice  |  Hua Hsu  |  01-18-2006  |  Commentary

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