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2020 in Research Highlights

December 28, 2020

Economists tackled racial discrimination, border walls, collusion, and more.

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Wholesale collusion?

December 18, 2020

Reforms to African agriculture markets didn’t help farmers or consumers as intended. The reason seems to be with how intermediary traders set prices.

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Rural education and the send-down movement

December 14, 2020

A chaotic episode in China’s past paved the way for better schooling in the countryside.

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Elite education and affirmative action

December 4, 2020

Do selective high schools help students with disadvantaged backgrounds get into better colleges?

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Incentivizing innovation

November 30, 2020

Could the "interim-payment" model solve flaws with research contests?

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Devotion and economic progress

November 20, 2020

How does religious intensity affect development?

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The capacity to meet volatile demand

November 16, 2020

Why are there such large differences in productivity between companies in the same industry?

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The not-so-hot melting pot

November 6, 2020

How fast did economic disparities between immigrants to America converge in the Age of Mass Migration?

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Friends don’t let friends not vote

November 2, 2020

How is turnout affected by excuses for not casting a ballot?

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Radio war

October 23, 2020

How much did foreign news broadcasts contribute to the Italian resistance in WWII?