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Evan Soltas

Evan Soltas

Former economics writer

Latest articles by Evan Soltas

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Americans are taking fewer vacationsAmericans are taking fewer vacations
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Week-long vacations are going out of style.

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Everything you need to know about the minimum wage
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How old consumer debts hold back today’s economyHow old consumer debts hold back today’s economy
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Amir Sufi is changing the debate in economics with a simple point — debt matters, a lot, and to fix the economy you need to get rid of it.

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People find more errors in black authors’ writingPeople find more errors in black authors’ writing
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Researchers gave lawyers a few different research memos. Sometimes they said a memo’s author was white. Sometimes they said its author was black. When lawyers thought the author was black, they judged it much more harshly.

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Occupational licensing is replacing labor unionsOccupational licensing is replacing labor unions
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As labor unions have declined, a new institution has risen — occupational licensing — that has a similar impact on average wages, but without decreasing economic inequality the way labor unions traditionally have.

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The real problem with high-frequency tradingThe real problem with high-frequency trading
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High-frequency trading is in the news again thanks to Michael Lewis’ new book. But to understand the controversy, you need to understand how it works. Then you’ll see what the real problems are.

By Evan Soltas