Announcement

Webinar: Helping Faculty Help Students get into PhD Programs in Economics

December 2, 2021

This webinar will be held on Friday, January 28, 2022 at 1:00 pm EST.

Chart of the Week

Patent disclosure

December 1, 2021

Does access to patent documentation spur follow-on innovation?

Announcement

3rd Annual Conference of the Private Sector Development Research Network

November 30, 2021

The conference will be held on December 9-10, 2021.

Research Highlight

Getting the help they need

November 29, 2021

How did cuts to special education in Texas affect the long-run outcomes for students?

Research Highlight

Divergences in life expectancy across US states

November 24, 2021

Christopher Foote and Ellen Meara discuss rising geographic disparities in US mortality.

Chart of the Week

Against their financial interests

November 22, 2021

How much do poor people actually support redistribution?

Research Highlight

The efficiency of outsourcing

November 19, 2021

Does the government save by hiring private contractors for publicly funded projects?

Chart of the Week

Remittance rules

November 17, 2021

How has the internet changed local sales tax rates?

Research Highlight

Household job search

November 15, 2021

What causes the marital wage premium?

Research Highlight

Bye, local

November 12, 2021

Better intercity transportation spurred the decline of sole proprietorships in American cities at the turn of the 20th century.