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Testing the welfare magnet hypothesis

December 21, 2020

Do generous public benefits attract more immigrants?

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Hidden genius

December 16, 2020

How does a successful research career relate to where someone was born?

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Moving to a healthier place

December 2, 2020

Hurricane Katrina forced New Orleanians to uproot and live somewhere else. What effect did that have on their health?

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Plugging the leaks

November 23, 2020

Do e-governance reforms stop the theft of public funds?

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Mainstreaming the extreme

November 18, 2020

How quickly can social norms erode after a surprising election?

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The spoils system in Brazil

November 9, 2020

How often do elected officials use hiring decisions as a patronage tool?

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Assessing the quality of start-ups

November 4, 2020

Economists are going beyond standard ways of judging the health of entrepreneurial ecosystems.

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Deadly incentives

October 26, 2020

In Colombia, stronger incentives for the military to kill rebels backfired.

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Nudging science in new directions

October 21, 2020

How much does it cost to coax researchers outside of their comfort zones?

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Gender roles and misperceptions

October 12, 2020

Men in Saudi Arabia underestimate how many of their peers think women should be able to work outside the home.