It's harder than you'd think to measure the value of a boss. But some enterprising economists have done just that -- and the news is good.

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Dubner's childhood home goes from sacred to profane -- and then back again.

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Who better than an economist to help with your shopping list?

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College, at its best, is about learning to think. Stephen Dubner chats up three of his former professors who made the magic happen.

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Economists are a notoriously self-interested bunch. But a British outfit called Pro Bono Economics is giving away its services to selected charities.

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There are enough management consultants these days to form a small nation. But what do they actually do? And does it work?

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Adding more train and bus lines looks like an environmental slam dunk. Until you start to do the math.

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Turkey sex and chicken wings, selling souls and swapping organs, the power of the president and the price of wine: these are a few of our favorite things.

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Is it as simple as going to the richest neighborhood you can find? Of course not ...

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Politicians tell voters exactly what they want to hear, even when it makes no sense. Which is pretty much all the time.

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