American Economic Journal:
Economic Policy

ISSN 1945-7731 (Print) | ISSN 1945-774X (Online)

AEJ: Economic Policy Research Highlights

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Debts and Disasters

August 21, 2017
Why did household debt decrease after Hurricane Katrina?
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Preventing teen pregnancies

August 16, 2017
When Colorado expanded access to long-acting reversible contraceptives, what impact did it have on teen birth rates?
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An offer you can't refuse

August 14, 2017
Did the Mafia exchange votes for construction contracts?
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Will work for insurance

June 23, 2017
Would expanding Medicaid make people less willing to hold a job?
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Hiring at home

June 21, 2017
How Saudi Arabia boosted employment and why its success was so costly
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You have the right to an attorney

June 6, 2017
Expanding access to legal counsel would benefit criminal suspects, but what about everybody else?
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Beyond the wall

May 12, 2017
Evidence that just the threat of stricter immigration enforcement can deter newcomers