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Are teachers paid too much?

July 27, 2017
Brookings cites a Journal of Economic Perspectives article that examines the evidence about effective educators.
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The Olympics is a losing investment

July 14, 2017
Bloomberg Businessweek cited a paper from the Journal of Economic Perspectives in a column about why cities no longer want to host the Olympics.
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An uphill climb for electric cars

July 12, 2017
The Wall Street Journal cites a JEP paper in a column about the likelihood of electric cars replacing gas-powered vehicles.
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The persistence of the gender wage gap

June 26, 2017
The Gainesville Sun cited papers in the American Economic Review and the Journal of Economic Literature in a column about the gender wage gap.
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Mismeasuring inflation and GDP

May 16, 2017
Bloomberg features a paper in the Journal of Economic Perspectives that questions the accuracy of estimates of GDP and price growth.
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How insurers favor lower cost Medicare patients

May 8, 2017
The New York Times cited an article in the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy that showed how insurers design benefits to favor patients with conditions that are less costly to treat.
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How Germany became a global economic powerhouse

April 19, 2017
Bloomberg cites an article in the Journal of Economic Perspectives that examines how Germany's flexible labor contracts helped it thrive in difficult times.
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The historic failure of the soda tax

April 10, 2017
The Washington Post cited a paper published 98 years ago in The American Economic Review about the Revenue Act of 1918.
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How Filing Taxes Benefits Poor People

April 10, 2017
The Boston Globe cited a forthcoming paper in the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy about how poor people can benefit from filing tax returns.