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5 days ago · In their work, Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson make a distinction between “inclusive” political governments, which extend political liberties and property rights as broadly as possible while enforcing laws and providing public infrastructure, with “extractive” political systems, where power is wielded by a small elite.
2 days ago · Walking for Weight Loss: The 1-Pound-Per-Week Workout Plan. Walking to lose weight is possible. In fact, it’s actually relatively simple to lose one pound per week by building the walking habit. More importantly, you can do it without following a fad diet or subjecting yourself to one of those grueling exercise programs advertised on television.
3 days ago · Robert Edward Jenrick (born 9 January 1982) is a British politician who served in the Cabinet as Minister of State for Immigration from 2022 to 2023 and as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government from 2019 to 2021. He also served in the government as Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury from 2018 to 2019 and as Minister ...
5 days ago · In addition to this group, the six current or past NBER directors who have received the prize are: George Akerlof, 2001; and the late William Vickrey, 1996; Douglass North, 1993; Robert Solow, 1987; James Tobin, 1981; and Paul Samuelson, 1970.
1 day ago · Robert Neubecker. Table of contents. A version of this story appeared in Science, Vol 386, Issue 6719. Download PDF. As I walked into the classroom for my first ...
2 days ago · Joseph Weinberg. Siegfried Wouthuysen. Signature. J. Robert Oppenheimer (born Julius Robert Oppenheimer; / ˈɒpənhaɪmər / OP-ən-hy-mər; April 22, 1904 – February 18, 1967) was an American theoretical physicist who served as the director of the Manhattan Project 's Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II.
1 day ago · Repeal of Corn Laws. v. t. e. Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, FRS (5 February 1788 – 2 July 1850), was a British Conservative statesman who twice was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834–1835, 1841–1846), and simultaneously was Chancellor of the Exchequer (1834–1835). He previously was Home Secretary twice (1822–1827, 1828–1830).
