Peter Coy
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The LIV Golf Controversy Raises Critical Antitrust Questions
When is restraint of trade a good thing?
This Company Knows How to Increase Students’ Test Scores
NewGlobe Schools uses some of the world’s most successful educational techniques.
Lockdowns Protected Older People. But at What Cost to the Health of Young Adults?
Since the pandemic began, their rate of death from all causes has skyrocketed.
The U.S. Tech Sector Is Looking Weak. That’s a Geopolitical Risk.
Do we need to produce more of our own advanced technologies?
Bamboo Is a Salve for Impoverished Nepal
The ubiquitous crop yields a degree of economic freedom — and lessons for other needy nations.
How Ordering a Pint of Guinness Might Explain Economics
Boris Johnson’s proposal to bring back the imperial system is a reflection of “path dependence.”
How Economists Get People to Do What They Want Them to Do
Welcome to the world of Bayesian persuasion.
High Gas Prices Are a Problem. But Let’s Not Moralize About It.
Talk of “profiteering” and “gouging” isn’t helpful.
Some Abortion Opponents Make Economic Arguments. They’re In for a Fight.
A legal brief by 154 economists says overturning Roe v. Wade would financially harm women.
Why Are There So Many Shampooers in New Jersey?
You can learn a lot about America by asking what people do for a living in different places.