Pink Floyd's lead singer Roger Waters also sang the praises of his 12-12-12 onstage partner, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder.

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In his book, Vedder cites Bureau of Labor Statistics showing that Wal-Mart's wages lag the retail-industry average by just a small margin, an expected result given that the bulk of its stores are located in low-income areas.

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The last article in the section is a contribution that I co-authored with Richard Vedder and Adam Lucchesi discussing our research on for-profit higher education in the U.S. In particular, we describe the remarkable growth of the sector over the past two decades, the volatile regulatory environment that it has faced.

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