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Public works in the city

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Do government employment programs boost the welfare of the urban poor in developing countries?

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Information inequality

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Do US voters share a common baseline of political facts?

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Restructuring microcredit contracts

April 17, 2024

Can larger financial packages lead to sustained improvements in performance?

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Expanding public options

March 27, 2024

When should state-owned companies compete with the private sector?

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The roots of US innovation clusters

February 14, 2024

Daniel Gross and Bhaven Sampat discuss the impact of one of the largest shocks to federal R&D funding in US economic history.

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Recovering from economic depressions

January 23, 2024

Did ending the gold standard help countries escape from the Great Depression?

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Counselors matter

January 16, 2024

Christine Mulhern discusses the impact of high school counselors on students’ academic success.

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Testing two theories of the origin of government

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Leander Heldring discusses the formation of ancient states in Iraq.

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Bonding with the boss

July 17, 2023

How much does socializing at work contribute to the gender pay gap?

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Nation building and racial animus

July 5, 2023

What impact did racist narratives have on the reconciliation of the North and South after the US Civil War?