Science news articles about 'journal of political economy'

... the most appealing of the outlaws at this moment. In a swashbuckling new article for the Journal of Political Economy, Peter Leeson explores the fascinating “golden age” of piracy during the late ...

... the words “vote buying” and modern-day political villains Jack Abramoff and Tony Rezko ... the electorate. In a daring new article for the Journal of Political Economy, “Vote Buying: General Elections,” ...

... , inflating the pay averages for long-term immigrants. Lubotsky's study, published in the Journal of Political Economy, examined annual earnings of about 14,000 natives and immigrants from 1951 to ...

A recent study in the Journal of Political Economy sheds light on the role racial prejudice plays in the wage gap between whites and blacks in the U.S. Prejudice ...

... of punishment actually discourages people from committing crimes. A new study published in the Journal of Political Economy sheds some empirical light on the question of deterrence. Using a recently ...

... . That assessment is half right, according to a study published this month in the Journal or Political Economy. The study by economists Yuriy Gorodnichenko (University of California, Berkeley), Jorge ...

... taxes? If so, a study in the current issue of the Journal of Political Economy finds that you're exactly right. According to David Albouy, a University of Michigan economist, workers in ...