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World Happiness Report
World Happiness Report
The World Happiness Report describes happiness across countries as an indicator of societal progress, explores the factors of happiness, and goes beyond traditional measures by providing in-depth analysis into wellbeing and its drivers across the globe.
·gallup.com·
World Happiness Report
Tennessee’s ELVIS Act becomes law.
Tennessee’s ELVIS Act becomes law.
Governor Bill Lee signed the Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security (ELVIS) Act, which updates the state’s right of publicity laws that dictate how a person’s likeness can be used. The ELVIS Act expands the law to protect voice, too, in the age of AI clones. In 2023 I wrote about the patchwork system of right of publicity laws in the US. Tennessee — with its significant entertainment industry — has some of the strongest laws in the country.
·theverge.com·
Tennessee’s ELVIS Act becomes law.
Report: Michigan women still work harder to earn less than men, but gap is slowly closing • Michigan Advance
Report: Michigan women still work harder to earn less than men, but gap is slowly closing • Michigan Advance
Michigan women earn almost 20 cents less per dollar than their male counterparts, while having less opportunity to work full-time.  That’s according to the second Women in Michigan Workforce Report, a collaboration of the Michigan Women’s Commission and the Michigan Center for Data and Analytics. Released Monday, the report concluded that while women make up […]
·michiganadvance.com·
Report: Michigan women still work harder to earn less than men, but gap is slowly closing • Michigan Advance
The XYZ’s of Socialism
The XYZ’s of Socialism
Preface When a socialist says he wants to give you “the ABC’s of socialism,” you can be sure that’s as far into the alphabet as he’ll want to go. Happy talk, vague promises, political programs, perhaps an angry, envy-soaked tirade or two against the rich—but not much at all about where all that leads. That […]
·fee.org·
The XYZ’s of Socialism
(20) Ilya Abyzov on X: "A lesson in critical thinking I got in undergrad: Econ 1 prof hands us an article about airlines overbooking & offering money at the gate to bump passengers. Article argues we should ban this. Reasoning is that it’s exploitative: poorer people overwhelmingly more likely to get…" / X
(20) Ilya Abyzov on X: "A lesson in critical thinking I got in undergrad: Econ 1 prof hands us an article about airlines overbooking & offering money at the gate to bump passengers. Article argues we should ban this. Reasoning is that it’s exploitative: poorer people overwhelmingly more likely to get…" / X
A lesson in critical thinking I got in undergrad: Econ 1 prof hands us an article about airlines overbooking & offering money at the gate to bump passengers. Article argues we should ban this. Reasoning is that it’s exploitative: poorer people overwhelmingly more likely to get… https://t.co/gvipmWUJ7J— Ilya Abyzov (@IlyaAbyzov) March 17, 2024
·twitter.com·
(20) Ilya Abyzov on X: "A lesson in critical thinking I got in undergrad: Econ 1 prof hands us an article about airlines overbooking & offering money at the gate to bump passengers. Article argues we should ban this. Reasoning is that it’s exploitative: poorer people overwhelmingly more likely to get…" / X
2024 Spending Madness
2024 Spending Madness
Thirty‐​two terrible U.S. spending policies are going head‐​to‐​head in a classic, single‐​elimination tournament format. And you get to decide the worst of the bunch.
·cato.org·
2024 Spending Madness
How the NFL used 'socialism' to get rich
How the NFL used 'socialism' to get rich
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How the NFL used 'socialism' to get rich
How Wall Street Is Turning Your Favorite Artist’s Songs Into Bonds
How Wall Street Is Turning Your Favorite Artist’s Songs Into Bonds
Artists like Tina Turner and Justin Timberlake are part of a multi-billion-dollar market for music royalties that asset managers predict could double or triple in size soon. WSJ’s Dion Rabouin explains Wall Street’s newest fad: music-backed securities. Photo illustration: Noah Friedman/Gary Gershoff/Getty Images
·wsj.com·
How Wall Street Is Turning Your Favorite Artist’s Songs Into Bonds
A Random Walk Down San Fernando Street (Malek & Estill)
A Random Walk Down San Fernando Street (Malek & Estill)
The entrepreneur is the intermediary who combines inputs to satisfy consumers, takes risks, and creates new and improved goods and processes. Adam Smith, Jean Baptiste Say, and others have explaine…
·journalofeconomicsteaching.org·
A Random Walk Down San Fernando Street (Malek & Estill)
Your Guide to Student Loan Repayment Plans
Your Guide to Student Loan Repayment Plans
Student loan repayment can feel a bit overwhelming. Fortunately, we offer different repayment plans that are designed to meet your needs. Whether you prefer ...
·youtube.com·
Your Guide to Student Loan Repayment Plans