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Ben Casselman

Ben Casselman is FiveThirtyEight’s chief economics writer.

Fast-food workers protest in Chicago on Sept. 4, 2014, as part of a country-wide push for a $15 hourly wage.

Our Changing Economy Oct 30, 2014

Election Day Could Bring Raises To 680,000 Low-Wage Workers

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In the Papers Oct 27, 2014

In The Papers: Inequality, Youth Unemployment And Retirement Incentives

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Total Chairman and CEO Christophe de Margerie at the IHS CERAWeek energy conference in March in Houston.

Travel Oct 21, 2014

Are Corporate Jets More Dangerous Than Commercial Aircraft?

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Education Oct 20, 2014

U.S. High School Dropout Rates Fall, Especially Among Latinos

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People walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo on Thursday.

Markets Oct 17, 2014

When To Pay Attention To The Stock Market (And When To Ignore It)

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A pipeline in the desert oil fields of Sakhir, Bahrain in June.

Energy Oct 15, 2014

The Law Of Supply And Demand Suddenly Applies To Oil, Too

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Finding a Job Oct 7, 2014

Slow Hiring Shows That The Job Market Isn’t Fully Healed

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Union members hold up placards as they join a protest of several thousand people demanding jobs outside City Hall in Los Angeles in 2010.

Jobs Report Oct 3, 2014

September’s Jobs Report Was Good, And August’s Got Better

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From left to right: Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, Kevin O'Leary, Lori Greiner and Robert Herjavec, on ABC's "Shark Tank."

Startups Oct 1, 2014

Still No Recovery For U.S. Entrepreneurship

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Actor George Clooney and British lawyer Amal Alamuddin arrive on Sept. 29, 2014, in Venice to celebrate their marriage.

I Do Sep 29, 2014

Marriage Isn’t Dead — Yet

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