Agricultural Economics—Without Apology
From an op-ed in the New York Times last weekend:
“Almost since Iowa — our biggest corn-producing state — grabbed the lead position in the presidential sweepstakes four decades ago, support for the biofuel has been nearly a prerequisite for politicians seeking the presidency.
This was sent to me by my grad school colleague Andrew Mude:
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Is Quebec Separatism Irrelevant?
From an article in The Economist:
“Quebec’s status has blighted Canadian politics for almost half a century. As recently as 1995 a referendum on independence was lost by barely a percentage point. Two out of five Quebeckers continue to tell pollsters they want separation. Yet if not dead, there are many signs that separatism has slumped into a deep coma.