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Conventional wisdom holds that Western economies are on the threshold of fast-and-furious technological development. Fredrik Erixon and Bjorn Weigel refute this idea, bringing together a vast array of data and case studies to tell a very different story. With expertise spanning academia and the business world, Erixon and Weigel illustrate how innovation is being hampered by existing government regulations and corporate practices.

In Homelessness Is a Housing Problem, Gregg Colburn and Clayton Page Aldern seek to explain the substantial regional variation in rates of homelessness in cities across the United States. In a departure from many analytical approaches, Colburn and Aldern shift their focus from the individual experiencing homelessness to the metropolitan area. Using accessible statistical analysis, they test a range of conventional beliefs about what drives the prevalence of homelessness in a given city and find that none explain the regional variation observed across the country.

"Paris Is the New Calais, With Scores of Migrants Arriving Daily" is from the November 3, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Adam Nossiter and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"‘Something Is Wrong’: Fresh Fish Vanish From Beijing Stores, Raising Suspicions" is from the November 24, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Chris Buckley and Adam Wu and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"Ex-Marine Held by Yemeni Rebels since 2015 Is Freed" is from the November 06, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Adam Goldman and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Ahmad Khan Rahami Is Arrested in Manhattan and New Jersey Bombings" is from the September 19, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by Marc Santora, William K. Rashbaum, Al Baker and Adam Goldman and narrated by Fleet Cooper.