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Motivated to serve and protect

November 4, 2019

New study explores the trustworthiness of applicants to the German police force.

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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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Weighing the impacts of fracking

October 25, 2019

How should local communities think about the economic and welfare consequences of natural gas development?

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Mission insurance

October 21, 2019

Sometimes foundations should invest in the unethical companies they’re trying to undercut.

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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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Tariffs and tearing up trade agreements

October 11, 2019

What would ending NAFTA and Brexit do to car industries around the world?

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Bargaining the future

October 7, 2019

Unions provide protections for teachers, but how do they affect students over the long run?

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Leave no neighborhood behind

October 2, 2019

Funding formulas for charter schools should be tied to the cost of educating students.

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Pay the women

September 27, 2019

Why do many female entrepreneurs in developing countries have lower returns on capital than men?

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Reshaping financial networks

September 23, 2019

Civil War-era legislation helped usher in a period of top-down banking panics. Are there lessons for today’s economies?