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Cato Daily Podcast - The Poor and Private Education
The Beautiful Tree: A Personal Journey Into How the World's Poorest People Are Educating Themselves
More or Less: Behind the Stats - WS MoreOrLess: Immigration
How much do migrants cost or benefit a nation? Plus, planning a wedding - when you have friends and family all around the world and a finite number of places at the venue, how do you work out how many invitations to send? Tim Harford speaks to a couple who thought statistics might have the answer. This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.
More or Less: Behind the Stats - The 50p tax rate
Chancellor George Osborne says a 50p tax rate does not bring in much revenue; Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls says it does. Tim Harford takes a look at why it is so hard to pin down how much tax is owed by the wealthy. Plus, have wages risen? How much does it cost to raise a child? Who do you invite to your wedding?
Cato Daily Podcast - A Case for Scholarship Tax Credits
Model Legislation: Scholarship Tax Credits
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Cato Daily Podcast - Education Conflicts Detailed on ‘Battle Map’
More or Less: Behind the Stats - WS MoreOrLess: Alcohol risk
Do two large glasses of wine triple your risk of mouth cancer, as claimed on a health leaflet spotted by a sceptical listener? Tim Harford examines the difficulties of extracting smoking from the equation. Surprising as this may seem, one of the world's best tennis players of all time, Roger Federer, is also the worst ranked player on one scale. The scoring system makes it possible to lose a match despite winning more points, and Federer has lost the highest percentage of these types of games. Tim speaks to sports number-cruncher Ryan Rodenberg about why this might be the case. This programme was first broadcast on the BBC World Service.
Cato Daily Podcast - NSA Slammed by Federal Civil Liberties Overseers
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More or Less: Behind the Stats - Immigration
What does a detailed look at immigration statistics tell us about the benefits, or otherwise, of welcoming overseas citizens? Plus, is it true that by the age of 60, more than twice as many women as men are single, and that older men are often living with younger men? Do two large glasses of wine triple your risk of mouth cancer? And which of the world's best tennis players of all time is also the worst-ranked player in one sense. Tim Harford presents.
Cato Daily Podcast - Blame the Baby Boomers
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Cato Daily Podcast - A Conservative Shift on Cannabis
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