52 books and 365 articles: October 2015

Saturday, October 31, 2015

KHAN ACADEMY SCHOOL

http://www.wired.com/2015/10/salman-khan-academy-lab-school-reinventing-classrooms/?src=longreads

STUYVESANT SALE

http://therealdeal.com/blog/2015/10/29/how-stuy-town-was-won/?src=longreads

WHY PAY IS NOT INCREASING

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2015/11/01/sunday-review/the-mystery-of-the-vanishing-pay-raise.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0&referer=

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

BOOK : THE NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH

http://www.amazon.com/The-Narrow-Road-Deep-North/dp/0804171475

BOOK : IN THIS ARAB TIME

http://www.amazon.com/In-This-Arab-Time-Deliverance/dp/0817914943

BOOK : THE STORY OF THE HUMAN BODY

http://www.amazon.com/The-Story-Human-Body-Evolution/dp/030774180X

Sunday, October 25, 2015

THE DECLINE OF RETAIL EMPLOYMENT

http://www.citylab.com/work/2015/02/where-did-all-the-retail-jobs-go/385239/

WHY BANKS AREN'T TRUSTED

https://hbr.org/2015/03/why-our-trust-in-banks-hasnt-been-restored

CALIFORNIA CROP WATER USE

http://californiawaterblog.com/2015/04/14/dollars-and-drops-per-crop-in-california/

ATMS DIDN'T REPLACE TELLERS

http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2015/03/atms-and-rising-number-of-bank-tellers.html

THE ARGUMENT TO TAX LAND

http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2015-03-03/to-fight-inequality-tax-land

Saturday, October 24, 2015

THE DEMOGRAPHICS OF METROPOLITAN GROWTH

http://housingperspectives.blogspot.com/2015/10/variable-population-growth-is-driving.html

Saturday, October 17, 2015

BUILDING INFRASTRUCTURE WITH BETTER BONDS

http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2015/04/22-building-better-infrastructure-with-better-bonds-sabol-puentes?rssid=LatestFromBrookings

HOW SHOULD CITIES PAY FOR STREETS?

http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2015/4/20/how-should-portland-pay-for-streets

AFFORDABLE HOUSING CHALLENGES IN SEATTLE

http://www.citylab.com/housing/2015/04/how-urban-planners-see-americas-growing-housing-affordability-crisis/391167/

Friday, October 16, 2015

THE BATTLE OVER WORK SCHEDULING

http://www.thenation.com/article/have-we-seen-end-8-hour-day/

BONUSES CAN HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON PRODUCTIVITY

http://stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_and_mumbling/2015/04/bonuses-productivity.html

SCARCE SKILLS, NOT SCARCE JOBS

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2015/04/scarce-skills-not-scarce-jobs/390789/

HIGHER EDUCATION MONEYBALL

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/10/14/440886037/higher-eds-moneyball?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news

TURNING AROUND THE BRONX

http://prospect.org/article/how-bronx-came-back-didnt-bring-everyone-along?Src=longreads

IMMIGRANTS DON'T STEAL JOBS

http://www.citylab.com/work/2015/10/more-evidence-that-immigrants-dont-steal-american-jobs/410926/

DRIVING IS THE MOST STRESSFUL WAY TO COMMUTE

http://www.citylab.com/commute/2015/09/drivers-have-the-most-stressful-commutes/406429/

COMMUTING IS BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH

http://www.citylab.com/commute/2011/11/your-commute-slowly-killing-you/426/

Wednesday, October 14, 2015

OUT MIGRATION IN PUERTO RICO

http://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2015/04/population-lost-puerto-ricos-troubling-out-migration.html#.Vh8cu1co62e

THE MYTHIC QUEST FOR EARLY WARNINGS

http://www.moneyandbanking.com/commentary/2015/4/13/the-mythic-quest-for-early-warnings

INSIDERS AND OUTSIDERS

https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2015/10/are-you-an-outsider/

Saturday, October 10, 2015

IMMIGRANTS CREATE JOBS

http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2015/04/are-immigrants-a-shot-in-the-arm-for-the-local-economy.html

SOLICITING EMPLOYEE INPUT

https://hbr.org/2015/08/why-your-employees-suggestions-arent-going-anywhere

AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN YONKERS

http://www.slate.com/articles/business/metropolis/2015/08/show_me_a_hero_finale_an_interview_with_yonkers_housing_authority_chief.html

CHANGES IN RETIREMENT COMMUNITY DESIGN

http://www.citylab.com/housing/2015/09/the-subtle-shifts-in-retirement-community-design/403723/

IS DETROIT REBOUNDING?

http://www.citylab.com/housing/2015/10/is-detroit-really-rebounding/409147/

BENEFITS OF MASS TRANSIT

http://www.citylab.com/cityfixer/2015/10/public-transit-does-not-have-to-reduce-traffic-to-succeed/409447/

A LITTLE MONEY MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR KIDS

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonkblog/wp/2015/10/08/the-remarkable-ways-a-little-money-can-change-a-childs-personality-for-life/

PEOPLE ARE OVERCONFIDENT

http://www.businessinsider.com/overconfidence-and-bad-reasoning-2015-5

THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT

http://conversableeconomist.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-earned-income-tax-credit.html

Friday, October 9, 2015

BOOK: GREAT AMERICAN CITY

http://www.amazon.com/Great-American-City-Enduring-Neighborhood/dp/022605568X

BOOK: THINK TWICE

http://www.amazon.com/Think-Twice-Harnessing-Power-Counterintuition/dp/1422187381

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

ARE BIGGER UNIVERSITIES BETTER?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/rweb/top/is-bigger-better-54000-students-and-growing-u-of-central-florida-storms-higher-ed/2015/09/20/0db73380-4cbd-11e5-bfb9-9736d04fc8e4_story.html?tid=kindle-app

USING COPPER TO PREVENT INFECTIONS

http://www.washingtonpost.com/rweb/politics/the-bacteria-fighting-super-element-thats-making-a-comeback-in-hospitals-copper/2015/09/20/19251704-5beb-11e5-8e9e-dce8a2a2a679_story.html?tid=kindle-app

STORIES AT WORK

https://hbr.org/2015/09/the-unexpected-influence-of-stories-told-at-work

INFRASTRUCTURE PROBLEMS IN BOSTON

http://www.citylab.com/cityfixer/2015/08/americas-great-infrastructure-stagnation/402571/

Monday, October 5, 2015

RIGGING LIBOR

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-09-14/was-tom-hayes-running-the-biggest-financial-conspiracy-in-history-?src=longreads