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The heroin balloon

November 7, 2018
A push to make prescription opioids more difficult to abuse touched off a surge of heroin deaths.
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Fragile innovation

November 2, 2018
This video explains how financial innovation helped cause the 2008 financial crisis.
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Modern family

October 24, 2018
How do parental leave policies affect relationship stability at home?
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Boosting mobile savings

October 19, 2018
Can automatic enrollments encourage saving in developing countries?
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Cutting taxes, creating jobs

October 15, 2018
How would lowering the corporate tax rate affect entrepreneurial decisions and employment?
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Escaping to opportunity

October 1, 2018
Leaving impoverished public housing projects has profound long-term consequences for children.
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Explanation of benefits

September 26, 2018
Are policymakers providing enough information about social programs?
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Equal opportunities?

September 17, 2018
The AEA interviews Kelly Bedard about how gender-neutral tenure clock stopping policies can actually widen the gender gap in the profession.
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Bigger reach, higher prices

September 13, 2018
Mergers may increase health care costs even when competition isn't weakened.