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10 April 2012updated 26 Sep 2015 7:46pm

Opinionomics | 10 April 2012

Must-read comment and analysis, including the death of publishing.

By Alex Hern

1. Squatters could gain from millionaires’ attempts to beat Stamp Duty as house prices fall (Telegraph)

Now that the pasty-tax fuss is dying down, sensible Ian Cowie examines the Chancellor’s stamp duty changes.

2. Publishing is no longer a job or an industry — it’s a button (GigaOm)

Matthew Ingram elaborates on Clay Shirky’s provocative claim that the publishing industry is obselete.

3. Is George Osborne questioning capitalism? (Left Foot Forward)

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4. Marrying up and down (Tim Worstall)

Worstall argues that the entry of women in the workplace is having a strong effect on income inequality.

5. Place-dependent output (Economist | Free Exchange)

Ryan Avent analyses the link between urbanisation and productivity in the US.