Brian Gongol

People Respond to Incentives
Mexican government trying to get people to pay sales taxes by encouraging them to use credit and debit cards. The carrot? Cash prizes on a TV game show.

Rethinking Foreign Aid
Why direct aid isn't enough

Why Economists Make Lousy Family Therapists
"The first possibility is that your husband is not addicted to work, he simply prefers working to being at home [...] [M]ake home life more attractive: learn to cook, invest in a better haircut and spend some time on an exercise bike."