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...point out that Marrazzo rather quickly pulled out of politics after the revelations while the Prime Minister has never shown an ounce of contrition. But Vittorio Zincone, who writes on politics and culture for the weekly magazine of the Milan daily Corriere della Sera, says there is an unconscious effect on the body politic. "The Marrazzo affair solidifies for many Berlusconi's reputation as the real ladies man," says Zincone. "And of course in the end, Italy is a Catholic country, where everything is eventually forgiven...
...their study, Barro and McCleary found that high levels of belief in heaven and hell led to more economic growth within developing countries, whereas higher levels of church attendance actually had a negative effect on economic productivity...
...Woodberry argues that the human capital effect was more important than the Weber-type effect, but they’re not contradictory, not at all,” Barro said...
...Clearly the worst is behind us." - On the financial crisis' effect, at a World Economic Forum meeting (New York Times...
...your piece "How to Fix It," you should have added "No. 5: Require that banks and mortgage companies hold all new mortgages for at least five years before they can sell them." If there had been such a regulation in effect during the housing bubble, I guarantee there would not have been a bubble...