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Recycling—righteous or rubbish?
Critics say recycling is garbage. Supporters say it will save the world. The truth lies somewhere in between
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A wealth of notions
At the Minneapolis Fed, research economists develop fresh ideas about old problems.
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Capital idea
Native CDFIs are providing much-needed credit in Indian country.
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Wide open spaces
Incentive-based tools to protect rural land from sprawl are increasingly popular, but some doubt their effectiveness.
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Setting global priorities
Copenhagen Consensus participant Nancy Stokey ranks potential solutions to some of the world?s most pressing problems.
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The mystery of crime
Will the recession cause a surge in crime? Economic theory suggests it might, but empirical evidence for the widely held notion is far from conclusive.
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Not a great bet
Lotteries and other forms of government-sanctioned gambling have spread rapidly across the Ninth District. What kind of jackpot do they really deliver to state and local governments?