Magnanti shows that, on the contrary, all the available evidence for Britain points to a sharp fall in rape rates in areas that introduce lap-dancing clubs.
Interest rates in emerging markets, which were already high, have shot higher, although the fall in rates in the United States has provided some relief.
Although there had been a slight fall in rates on so-called low-interest cards, the escalation had occurred at the top end of the market.
And for those who rely on the interest from their savings to provide them an income, the fall in rates is proving a real headache.
Data issued this week by Moneyfacts revealed there has been a dramatic rise in the number of buy-to-let mortgage deals available, and an equally dramatic fall in rates.
He said the view that a fall in rates was still "a long way off" was reinforced by today's report from Nationwide Building Society, which indicated another rise could be expected next spring or summer.
Lawrence Haddad, the director of the Institute of Development Studies at Sussex University, reckons that every 3-4% increase in a developing country's income per head should translate into a 1% fall in rates of underweight children.
But it warned that the fall in rates had slowed down in recent years.
From a one-percentage-point fall in rates, a 10-year maturity gains 8% in price, but a 30-year maturity rises 17%.
Bone tumours form the other group showing a fall in rates at older compared with younger ages.
