The Economics and Genetics of Parenting: A Guest Post by Bryan Caplan
Adoption and twin researchers have spent the last forty years measuring the effect of parenting on every major outcome that parents care about. Their findings surprise almost everyone. Health, intelligence, happiness, success, character, values, appreciation – they all run in families. But with a few exceptions, research shows that nature overpowers nurture, especially in the long-run. Read More »
Where on Earth Will All the Cars Go?
Evidence indicates that as national wealth rises, so does auto ownership. So what is going to happen when those in poor nations start buying cars at rich world levels? Can the world afford to have every Chinese and Indian driving a car? Read More »
Getting Arrested is Not Pretty
A new paper stipulates that robbers are unusually ugly. That finding makes sense—ugliness might intimidate victims and make the crime easier to commit. So too perhaps for police ugliness intimidating crooks. Read More »
FREAK-est Links
The consequences of a donor kidney market, Libyan Revolution graffiti, and what were the odds at the Masters as of Friday night? Read More »
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