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Microeconomic theory has traditionally had an individual focus; everyone makes personal decisions to maximize their utility based on economic and psychological incentives. However, until now, most theory has failed to incorporate the effect of identity on an individual’s economic choices.. A new integration of economics and...

Author: By Ravi N. Mulani | Title: Identity and Incentives | 3/5/2010 | See Source »

Recognized for its anticoagulant abilities, warfarin was later used in 1955 to treat Eisenhower after a heart attack. Now, warfarin is used in rat and mice pesticides.

Author: By Juliana L. Stone, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Compound Inhibits Clotting | 3/5/2010 | See Source »

Waxman, who graduated summa cum laude from Havard before attending Yale Law School, is now a partner with the law firm WilmerHale in Washington, D.C., and a faculty member at Georgetown. He has argued more than 50 cases before the Supreme Court, according to an online biography, and was mentioned...

Author: By William N. White, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Waxman To Lead Board of Overseers | 3/5/2010 | See Source »

“If there’s something that can be done without knowing all of the answers for even the midterm then we should go ahead now if we can and make that recommendations as quickly as we know the answer,” Purcell said.

Author: By Sofia E. Groopman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Allston Work Team Seeks to Develop Allston Campus Despite Construction Halt | 3/5/2010 | See Source »

The current crop of Harlem politicians know that measuring up to their predecessors' accomplishments is impossible. "They are absolutely historic figures," says New York state assemblyman Keith Wright, who represents the district. "Without Percy, Charlie, Basil and Dinkins, you probably wouldn't have this number of [politicians] in Brooklyn, in...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rangel, Paterson and the Fall of a Harlem Dynasty | 3/5/2010 | See Source »

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