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From the archives: Do intellectual property protections close off new research avenues?

April 20, 2017

In the 2017 AEJ:Policy Best Paper, the authors track thousands of lab mice to study scientific innovation

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Do expectant parents skew their babies’ birthdates for tax purposes?

April 19, 2017

How a late December baby can pay off in April

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From the archives: The view from 2 million feet

April 18, 2017

John Bates Clark Medalist Dave Donaldson and co-author Adam Storeygard explain how economists are using satellite data in new ways

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Catching tax dodgers with data

April 12, 2017

Technology can help governments detect firms misreporting revenue, but is data enough to crack down on tax evaders?

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Will cities ever break the habit of paying for stadiums?

April 7, 2017

Local governments keep offering up incentives despite economists' misgivings

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No women in the room

April 3, 2017

Are male-dominated tenure committees holding women back in academia?

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How can we make sure the best medical science gets funded?

March 29, 2017

Experts know best, but expertise has its downsides too

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Loss-leaders: predatory or practical?

March 24, 2017

Do laws that restrict retailers from pricing items below cost actually harm consumers?

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Stopping the death spiral

March 21, 2017

What policies can keep health insurance markets from going down the drain?

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Women's work?

March 15, 2017

Why do female employees take on thankless tasks that men don’t want to do?