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Climate policies around the world

September 13, 2023

How do climate change mitigation approaches vary across countries?

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Reconceptualizing the path to universal health insurance

June 12, 2023

Mark Shepard discusses the limitations of a “market failures” approach to achieving universal health insurance coverage in the United States.

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Latin American immigration to the United States

March 13, 2023

What are the commonalities and differences among major immigration waves?

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How good is popular financial advice?

December 13, 2022

James Choi discusses how advice from popular financial authors differs from the theories and models of academic economists.

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Inflation expectations and economic outcomes

August 30, 2022

How did inflation and inflation expectations change during the COVID-19 pandemic?

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Protecting vulnerable kids

August 22, 2022

Joseph Doyle discusses the history and economics of foster care in the United States.

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Childcare and inequality

May 23, 2022

How much time do parents of different socioeconomic status spend with their kids?

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A generational shift in fertility

April 12, 2022

Why are birth rates in the United States dropping?

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Reframing development in Africa

March 16, 2022

Nathan Canen and Leonard Wantchekon discuss state capture and economic growth in Africa.

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African manufacturing

March 9, 2022

How has industrialization affected labor productivity in sub-Saharan countries?