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Why do people in high-income countries work less?
January 24, 2018
Employment rates and individual hours worked both play a role.
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Holding corrupt institutions accountable
January 22, 2018
Can social media be a check on power when mainstream news outlets cannot?
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Innovation for a greener future
January 17, 2018
By inducing innovation, carbon taxes can achieve more at a lower cost.
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Growth at the extremes
January 15, 2018
Polarization in the US job market may have begun decades earlier than previously believed.
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Making admissions more efficient
January 2, 2018
NYC reformed their high school admissions process, and it worked.
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2017 in Research Highlights
December 27, 2017
Economists tackled gender issues, education, globalization, and more.
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Reconsidering the poverty line
December 22, 2017
Is the World Bank underestimating the minimum income needed to survive?
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Slowing down the population boom
December 20, 2017
How family planning efforts reduced fertility rates after World War II.
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