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Phoning in your vote

July 24, 2017

How emigration can change a political landscape

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Buyer beware

July 19, 2017

Do real estate agents push their clients toward properties with higher commissions?

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Staying beneath the death ceiling

May 31, 2017

An interview with Raymond Fisman

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Getting dads to sign on the dotted line

May 3, 2017

Will getting more single fathers to acknowledge legal paternity improve life for the child?

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Educating more effective politicians

April 28, 2017

Video from the AEA about what happens when a better educated generation gets involved in local politics

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An interview with Dave Donaldson

April 24, 2017

The 2017 John Bates Clark Medalist speaks with the AEA about his career and offers advice for young economists

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From the archives: Do firms lobby politicians by patronizing their businesses?

April 21, 2017

In the 2017 AEJ:Applied Best Paper, the authors study how companies in Italy responded to the political rise of media mogul Silvio Berlusconi

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Lobbying politicians through their business interests

April 17, 2017

How much indirect lobbying happens when politicians retain a financial stake in private enterprise?

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Catching tax dodgers with data

April 12, 2017

Technology can help governments detect firms misreporting revenue, but is data enough to crack down on tax evaders?

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Are Chinese workplaces really getting safer?

April 5, 2017

There may be more to accidental death statistics than meets the eye