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Promoting smaller families

July 13, 2020

Fertility rates are declining in poor countries. Family planning campaigns are part of the reason why.

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Dissecting monetary policy

May 8, 2020

How much of the reaction to Fed policy is based on what officials say versus what they do?

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The road to the Industrial Revolution

April 15, 2020

How did infrastructure accelerate economic growth in the UK?

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Agreeing to disagree

March 27, 2020

Why can’t professional forecasters come to a consensus even with the same information?

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Not ready to retire

February 5, 2020

The AEA interviews Christopher Tonetti about why older Americans would keep working if they had job flexibility.

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Post-Brexit prospects for Europe

January 31, 2020

How will Britain’s departure from the EU affect foreign investment?

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Pulling up the jobs ladder

October 30, 2019

When the employed start looking for work, they can crowd out the unemployed.

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Sovereign saviors

October 16, 2019

European domestic banks were more likely to buy bonds issued by their governments when default looked imminent. What persuaded them?

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A cash and employment conundrum

August 16, 2019

Why do cash-rich companies hire fewer workers?

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Why did productivity drop after the Great Recession?

August 12, 2019

Was it just bad luck, or was there something about how businesses responded that drove the slowdown?