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Economists offer new arguments for U.S. research tax break
Making the tax break permanent could create 38,000 jobs annually, study finds -
U.S. law deterring illegal wood imports, but global impact unclear
2008 legislation aimed at curbing pirate logging -
Wealth may have driven the rise of today’s religions
Moralizing religions more likely to emerge in societies with more resources -
Simple tweak could nearly double the amount you give to charity
Scientists find that changing who pays for what boosts people's willingness to give money -
A disagreement over climate-conflict link heats up
New critique challenges analysis that appeared in Science -
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Updated: Big business regulation theory yields economics Nobel Prize
French economist Jean Tirole wins 2014 award for "for his analysis of market power and regulation" -
A peek inside the Internet's favorite file-sharing network
Spain's BitTorrent users tend to download movies, whereas U.S. users swap music -
Unwitting humans assist lizard invasions across the Caribbean
Trade routes are now a driving force of species diversity on islands -
Experts be damned: World population will continue to rise
New analysis finds that population will not level off in 21st century, as many had believed -
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Languages are being wiped out by economic growth
Himalayas and tropical regions likely next hotspots for language extinction -
Surprise, surprise: Americans hold on to their paychecks
Study finds that we're no more likely to spend money on the day we get paid -
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How much did your university pay for your journals?
Economists reveal surprising variety in prices charged for journal bundles by three major academic publishers
