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Dana Kraus

Inequality as a Policy Issue

Income inequality is incompatible with the American Dream. We can either address it or expect “Eat The Rich” to become a to-do list.

6d ago

Inequality as a Policy Issue

6d ago

Dana Kraus

Corporate Investment Impact on Housing Market: Concerns and Analysis

This could just be me being somewhat traumatized from the Great Recession. Back in 2008, I lived in Las Vegas when the market imploded. I…

May 20

Corporate Investment Impact on Housing Market: Concerns and Analysis

May 20

Dana Kraus

Lying With Statistics: Fareed Zakaria’s Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Op-Ed

Lying with statistics is an art. It requires not only numerical literacy on the part of the liar, but manipulating the audience’s lack of…

Oct 10, 2023

Lying With Statistics: Fareed Zakaria’s Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Op-Ed

Oct 10, 2023

Dana Kraus

We don’t know why people are homeless

This post is 100% a downer. Consider this your content advisory.

Aug 21, 2023

We don’t know why people are homeless

Aug 21, 2023

Dana Kraus

Inflation 101: What is Inflation (And Why It Doesn’t Include Your Rent Hike)

Everything costs more this year than it did last year and noticeably so in most cases. On one hand, this is true every year. On the other…

Jul 28, 2022

Inflation 101: What is Inflation (And Why It Doesn’t Include Your Rent Hike)

Jul 28, 2022

Dana Kraus

Rent Control Is a Terrible Idea

Few topics elicit a near-unanimous response in economics. One of them is rent control. Across the spectrum and over time, economists…

Apr 25, 2022

Rent Control Is a Terrible Idea

Apr 25, 2022

Dana Kraus

Do Cities Dream of Cubicle Workers?

A New York Times article in March of 2021 discussed the rapid decline in commercial office space occupancy in Manhattan due to COVID…

Oct 16, 2021

Do Cities Dream of Cubicle Workers?

Oct 16, 2021

Dana Kraus

The Invisible Hand is Wearing PPE

Or, why thinking the country is going to reopen any time soon is as realistic as living in a soap bubble. The answer to that is simple…

May 1, 2020

The Invisible Hand is Wearing PPE

May 1, 2020

Dana Kraus

TINSTAFL: Of Student Loans and Debt Forgiveness

When I made the decision in 2006 to take on student loans to finance my education, it was an explicit choice: I was leveraging my future…

Jun 13, 2019

TINSTAFL: Of Student Loans and Debt Forgiveness

Jun 13, 2019

Dana Kraus

Lying With Statistics: A Woman’s Pay

I apologize for the long gap between posts. My new job has seriously cut into my time for working on my blog. I’m going to do my best to…

Apr 26, 2019

Lying With Statistics: A Woman’s Pay

Apr 26, 2019

Dana Kraus

Dana Kraus

Armed with a Masters in Economics, this mistress of the dark arts and dismal science is establishing her space on the digital pavement.

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