Upshot: Master's Degrees to Nowhere

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Biggest Offender in Outsize Debt: Graduate Schools By KEVIN CAREY The market for master's degrees behaves in strange and erratic ways, new data reveals. The New Health Care How Much Does Your Education Level Affect Your Health? By AUSTIN FRAKT Some clever studies have teased out causal effects by taking advantage of natural experiments. The New Tariffs Against Mexico Signal the U.S. Isn't a Reliable Negotiating Partner By NEIL IRWIN Trump's threat could have big consequences for future trade negotiations, especially with allies.

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In Case You Missed It Opinion Trump's Twitter Frenzy Is Packing Less of a Punch By STEVEN RATTNER His accelerating activity has become less novel to his followers. Christie Hemm Klok for The New York Times Economic View Passengers May Pay a Lot More. Drivers Won't Accept Much Less. By AUSTAN GOOLSBEE When you think through the economics, it appears that passengers are likely to face a more expensive future on Uber and Lyft.

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