When statistics lie: politics and the US education system

Published: 10 February 2017

For 2014-15, the graduation rate from US high schools hit a record 83%. As far as statistics go, that’s one that anyone would love, but there’s more going on than you’d think — and, according to...

Faster Learning, Route to Wealth

Published: 4 April 2013

If students could complete their education a year faster, the many benefits would include increased personal wealth, decreased government spending, and more sustainable entitlement programs.

6 Economists Every Entrepreneur Should Know About

Published: 7 January 2014

For years I’ve rejected the false choice that entrepreneurs are forced to make when it comes to the subjects of political science and comparative economics. First is the offer to buy in to the...

Currency flows and flaws: Brenner

Published: 9 September 2015

This op-ed is written by Reuven Brenner, the Repap Chair at McGill University’s Desautels faculty of Management. ...

Professor Reuven Brenner receives Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

Published: 12 February 2013

Professor Reuven Brenner has been awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in February 2013 for his dedication to his peers, his community, and to Canada. This commemorative medal was...

As English Football Season Starts, Burma’s Gamblers Play the Odds

Published: 23 August 2013

On a TV above the blue neon-lit bar in Rangoon’s Tamwe Township, the hapless-looking Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger grimaced, sputtering an indiscernible obscenity, his hands resting forlornly on...

The boom-and-bust Fed's rental society

Published: 18 October 2014

Article By Reuven Brenner Now, as during World War II and up to 1951, the US Federal Reserve practiced what is now called quantitative easing (QE). Then, as now, nominal interest rates were low and...

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