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The Economics of Non-Compete Contracts

In a ”noncompete contract,” an employee signs a contract with an employer not to work for a competing firm for some period of time.

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American Doubts about Health Care

It’s not surprising that some Americans would have increased doubt about the US health care system since early 2020.

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The Interplay Between Geo-Economic tensions and Taxation

Sanctions, including secondary ones, compliance risks associated with oil price cap, retaliatory tariffs, access restriction to SWIFT payment system, Brexit, trade war between the U.S and China, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, all of these events influence companies' strategic business decisions that in turn impact tax liabilities.

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Medicare: Becoming a Channel for Private-Sector Insurance

When Medicare started, health care providers were reimbursed for the specific services they provided.

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Is Digitization a Viable Path to Development?

I’ve been seeing a number of reports recently about digitization as a pathway to development in low- and middle-income countries.

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Some Human Capital Controversies and Meditations

The idea that job skills and experience can be viewed as an investment in future production–with the costs occurring in the present and a stream of payoffs going into the future–is an idea that goes back a long way.

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European Shadow Unemployment is a Real Dilemma

The latest jobs report in the United States shows strengths and weaknesses.

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