Big Ideas http://www.american.com These stories are conceptual--food for thought. daily 1 2007-03-29T16:41:19Z Cracking the CEO Pay Puzzle http://www.american.com/archive/2008/march-april-magazine-contents/cracking-the-ceo-pay-puzzle Why has executive compensation exploded in recent years? New York University’s Xavier Gabaix gives one answer. No publisher Laura Vanderkam 2008-03-05T17:24:37Z BernArticle Look to Sweden? http://www.american.com/archive/2008/february-02-08/look-to-sweden Some of Europe’s social democracies have jumped ahead of the United States on market-based reform. No publisher Henry Olsen 2008-02-28T03:13:26Z BernArticle Why the Crisis? http://www.american.com/archive/2008/february-02-08/why-the-crisis The roots of the subprime meltdown are found in the financial industry’s compensation system and in the Basel Accords. No publisher Allan H. Meltzer 2008-02-28T13:15:01Z BernArticle Graft Paper http://www.american.com/archive/2008/january-february-magazine-contents/graft-paper The economics of assassination might surprise you as much as they did Harvard's Ben Olken. No publisher Michael Moynihan 2008-02-15T21:52:37Z BernArticle The Dangers of Wishful Thinking http://www.american.com/archive/2008/january-february-magazine-contents/the-dangers-of-wishful-thinking Too many U.S. businesses are infected with the disease of denial. No publisher Richard S. Tedlow & David Ruben 2008-02-15T21:53:09Z BernArticle Free Trade in the Dock http://www.american.com/archive/2007/december-12-07/the-globalization-article Supporters of globalization have a good case to make, writes DUNCAN CURRIE. But they will face a difficult environment in 2008. No publisher Duncan Currie 2007-12-30T06:19:35Z BernArticle Futurology http://www.american.com/archive/2007/november-december-magazine-contents/futurology No publisher Bruce McCall 2007-12-12T14:19:54Z BernArticle An Exit Strategy for Big Pharma http://www.american.com/archive/2007/november-11-07/an-exit-strategy-for-big-pharma It may be time for drug companies to invest only in countries that truly protect intellectual property rights, says ROGER BATE. No publisher Roger Bate 2007-12-02T21:30:11Z BernArticle Welcome to ‘Richistan’ http://www.american.com/archive/2007/november-11-07/welcome-to-2018richistan2019 America’s ultra-wealthy are conspicuous both for their lavish consumption and for their colorful philanthropy, writes RACHEL DICARLO CURRIE. No publisher Rachel DiCarlo Currie 2007-11-30T22:36:00Z BernArticle The Decline and Fall of Declinism http://www.american.com/archive/2007/august-0807/the-decline-and-fall-of-declinism Some people don’t want to admit it, but America is in great shape. No publisher Alan W. Dowd 2007-08-27T22:15:24Z BernArticle Cutting the Gordian Knot http://www.american.com/archive/2007/august-0807/cutting-the-gordian-knot A new and better carbon tax proposal. No publisher Pejman Yousefzadeh 2007-08-14T21:39:26Z BernArticle American Conversations: Tyler Cowen http://www.american.com/archive/2007/august-0807/podcast-with-tyler-cowen Economics professor Tyler Cowen discusses his new book, blogging, and the application of economics in everyday life. No publisher The American 2007-08-28T18:38:58Z BernArticle How Governments Compete http://www.american.com/archive/2007/july-0707/how-governments-compete A new book offers an informative overview of the most important ways governments help, or hurt, their national economies. No publisher Jurgen Reinhoudt 2007-08-03T18:55:19Z BernArticle Do Powerful Economic Reforms Require Powerful States? http://www.american.com/archive/2007/july-0707/do-powerful-economic-reforms-require-powerful-states A new anthology says growing government power actually helped Europe reform its welfare states. No publisher Jurgen Reinhoudt 2007-08-03T18:54:44Z BernArticle The Most Important Person You’ve Never Heard Of http://www.american.com/archive/2007/july-0707/the-most-important-person-you2019ve-never-heard-of Meet Norman Borlaug, savior of the world’s starving. No publisher Pejman Yousefzadeh 2007-08-03T18:54:22Z BernArticle