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Individually rational actions often yield bad outcomes, an economist says. That incontestable fact is the central rationale for government involvement in economic life. Milton Friedman, the Nobel laureate, is said [...]

Byline: Robert H. Frank The I.R.S. is on few people's most-loved lists, yet the agency needs more money to enforce the tax code, an economist says. Few people enjoy paying [...]

The I.R.S. is on few people's most-loved lists, yet the agency needs more money to enforce the tax code, an economist says. Few people enjoy paying taxes, but as Oliver [...]

Byline: Robert H. Frank It's not too late to fight climate change with a long-overdue policy that would have surprisingly broad impact, an economist says. The United States has been [...]

It's not too late to fight climate change with a long-overdue policy that would have surprisingly broad impact, an economist says. The United States has been stalled in its approach [...]

The coronavirus crisis demonstrates a basic truth. American individualism has made individuals unhappy and, too frequently, sick. There is another way, an economist says. As the mounting death toll and [...]

Byline: Robert H. Frank The economic forces are too powerful for virtual instruction to go away after the pandemic. The important question is who will benefit financially, a Cornell economist [...]

The economic forces are too powerful for virtual instruction to go away after the pandemic. The important question is who will benefit financially, a Cornell economist says. Many smart people [...]