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Join the club

February 18, 2020

Safe spaces for young girls in Africa helped them take control of their lives.

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Don’t feed the trolls

February 10, 2020

More care in crafting patents could be an efficient way to rein in frivolous lawsuits.

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Unfortunate sons

February 3, 2020

Evidence from the Vietnam War shows how parents’ experiences can have a long-lasting impact on their children.

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Breaking the glass ceiling, broken marriages

January 29, 2020

For women, being promoted to a top job increases the risk of divorce. The same isn't true for men.

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Expanding access to elections

January 17, 2020

Early voting laws can have significant effects on participation and the partisan composition of government.

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Capping health insurers’ profit margins

November 18, 2019

Did Obamacare regulations bring down premiums? Probably not.

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Fighting poverty with a living wage

November 13, 2019

How much would raising the minimum wage increase family incomes?

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Kids and job inequality

November 6, 2019

Becoming a parent impacts career prospects, but hurts women much more than men.

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Weighing the impacts of fracking

October 25, 2019

How should local communities think about the economic and welfare consequences of natural gas development?

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Less talk. More work.

September 16, 2019

What does socializing on the job do to productivity?