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Many economists worry about two pernicious effects of raising the minimum. The first concerns job loss. Standard theory holds that every hike in the wage triggers employee firings, with the least skilled axed first. That view has been challenged by several recent studies co-authored by Alan Krueger, the Labor...
When he took the brave step of entering into a self-rule agreement with Yasser Arafat and the Palestine Liberation Organization 16 months ago, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin promised his countrymen peace with security. Ever since, Israelis have enjoyed little peace and less security. Rabin's political stock has plummeted...
Early Friday morning members of the Harvard Lampoon commenced a five-day isolation experiment scheduled to end this morning.
The result of this work is a class which, while extremely challenging, is very popular with the students who take it. It is a dynamic course, where Layzer and Friend frequently experiment with the teaching approach.
Deng is rightfully credited with wrenching the country from the xenophobia and brutality of Mao's flawed experiment with collectivism. But by amassing the power required for such a prodigious turn of the helm, he foreclosed debate on crucial issues like political reform and institutional change. Left unresolved in his...