When I point out that price discrimination has largely spared poor people from public college price increases (as is true), I occasionally find people telling me I need to divide by income. That is, instead of just looking at the dollar amount each income group is paying, I should take that dollar amount and divide… Continue reading To divide by income or not to divide by income: that is the question
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Military suicide rate and the importance of demographic controls
Military suicides are in the news again. This year, we have seen an average of one active-duty suicide per day, which is more than the number of combat fatalities in the same period. All suicides are tragic, and clearly the number of military suicides is up from previous years. However, that does not mean that… Continue reading Military suicide rate and the importance of demographic controls