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Debunking Misinformation about the Niagara Falls Bridge Crossing Crash: Fact-Checking the Facts

Much of this information is taken from HuffPost, my experiences traveling from Michigan to Upstate New York monthly, and crossing back and forth into and out of Canada at the Niagara Falls Bridge Crossing. It is hard to misbehave on the...

Adam Smith’s Curiosity: The Connection Between Methane Emissions and Climate Change

Most of my guests in my podcast series, “Environmental Insights: Discussions on Policy and Practice from the Harvard Environmental Economics Program,” have been academic economists, but I’ve also had the privilege of talking with some leading lights from other disciplines, including ones that seem...

AIER’s Thanksgiving Cost Index Increases by Over 5 Percent from 2022 to 2023

For the past few years, we have reported on the change in prices associated with various holiday seasons. The Thanksgiving Cost Index was the first, a product of our desire to track not just general price trends, but those of goods and services linked...

The Evolution of South Africa’s Economy: 30 Years Since the End of Apartheid

In April 1994, almost 30 years ago, Nelson Mandela was elected as the first black president of South Africa. The hopes at the time went beyond developing a representative political process, and included the idea that policies of inclusive growth would raise the standard...

The Prolonged Conflict in Ukraine: What’s Keeping it from Ending?

When Russia invaded Ukraine in February, few observers imagined that the war would still be raging today. Russian planners did not account for the stern resistance of Ukrainian forces, the enthusiastic support Ukraine would receive from Europe and North America, or the various shortcomings...
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