Foreclosures

Two Maps. Click for larger versions.

Cheaters

I'm getting back to my research on cheating, at the behest of my patient co-author. Time magazine had a write up of some new research presented at the American Sociological Association's annual meetings by Christin Munsch. Here is a blurb from her website:

Study 2, uses panel data from the 1997 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY97) to examine the role of economic dependency on infidelity. I argue that, for men, making less money than a female partner may threaten men’s gender identity by calling into question the traditional notion of men as breadwinners. I find that economically dependent men are more likely to engage in infidelity, although this relationship disappears once individual and institutional mechanisms are controlled. I also find that the more economically dependent a man’s female partner is on him, the more likely he is to engage in infidelity.

Blogging

I'm gonna make a commitment today to regular blogging, if only short links like the previous. I need to get back in the habit of writing.

Teachers

Some are really bad. They need to go.

And some can make a large impact, particular as early on as kindergarten. And here are some additional comments by Mankiw.

That Looks Good

Ovulating women unconsciously buy sexier clothing.

Nice

Free Wi-Fi coming to one of my favorite work locales.

Being Short

Another reason it sucks:

Being short isn't easy. Short people make less money, have a harder time finding a mate, and are less likely to be elected to public office, statistics show.

A new study suggests that it gets worse: The shortest short people -- men under 5 feet 5 inches and women under 5 feet -- are roughly 50 percent more likely than the tallest people to have a heart attack or die from heart disease, according to an analysis published in the European Heart Journal.