Last time I talked about the way that economic trade has contributed to reductions in certain types of violence. Another economics-related influence was the establishment
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read moreAmidst all the discussions about carbon taxes and emissions trading schemes for mitigating climate change, we hear very little about fossil fuel subsidies. You’d be
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