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Credit Default Swaps

Credit default swaps are a type of insurance. I buy something that has a small risk of costing me a lot of money, it might get stolen or broken, if it’s a bond or a mortgage it might default. Rather than risk losing my whole $100, I will buy insurance for $5. You promise to [...]

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Why Every Educational Experiment Works

Assume that charter/experimental schools achieve better results than regular schools, which of the following is true? 1. You should try to send your child to a charter school: True False Impossible to tell with the information given   2. Regular schools should become more like charter schools: True False Impossible to tell with the information [...]

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