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February 17, 2019	Housing Demand in Indiana’s CommunitiesThe traditional economic factors of supply and demand explain nearly all new home construction in Indiana’s counties.
December 17, 2017	Bitcoin Isn’t Aging WellBitcoin remains an intriguing presence on the fringe of commerce.
May 18, 2014	Hoosiers Will Pay for Better Public ServicesTaxpayers are concerned with the value of government, not the cost alone.
April 13, 2014	Measuring the UnmeasurableMany things we value are not bought and sold, and so have no visible price.
December 23, 2012	Maximizing Utility Over the HolidaysThe holiday seasons remind us in part how we live a life.
August 26, 2012	The Arts Matter, When Art Lovers Are FreeThe measurement of value in an artistic endeavor will always lie in the hearts of men and women.
June 18, 2012	Fathers and Personal Discount RateThe more you value the future, the more highly you are apt to be valued by the economy, and vice versa.
March 19, 2012	It Is the Value Proposition, Not Costs, That Should Drive the Higher Education DebateThe real problem isn’t increasing costs, but uncertain benefits.
November 21, 2011	Some Penn State Lessons, Economic and OtherwiseThis cover up isn’t the failure of an idea, but of men.
December 31, 1969	Silly Bands and Value Theory. . . It is the desire and scarcity for an item that generates its value in a market exchange.

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