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Research Highlights Podcast

How Democrats lost the South

October 29, 2018
The AEA interviews Ilyana Kuziemko and Ebonya Washington about why Southern states turned Republican in the 1960s.
Research Highlights Article

Modern family

October 24, 2018
How do parental leave policies affect relationship stability at home?
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Hurt on the job

October 22, 2018
States are trying to rein in workers' compensation costs. How does that affect earnings for injured employees?
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Boosting mobile savings

October 19, 2018
Can automatic enrollments encourage saving in developing countries?
AEA in the news

Bloomberg features EconSpark discussion

October 19, 2018
Columnist Noah Smith highlights newly launched forum in an article about whether low interest rates encourage risk taking.
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On the wrong track

October 17, 2018
An education reform at the University of Cape Town offers lessons on grouping students by academic achievement.
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Cutting taxes, creating jobs

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