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The polarization of industry wages

December 11, 2024

A small set of industries accounts for the rise in US earnings inequality over the last two decades.

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The process of state building and long-run growth

December 5, 2024

How did administrative reforms initiated during the French Revolution shape economic development over time?

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The optimal size of local governments

November 27, 2024

How the allocation of villages to government units in India affects the delivery of public services.

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Job search and unemployment insurance

October 3, 2024

Do expanded unemployment benefits lower job-finding rates?

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Social organization and redistribution

September 26, 2024

Jacob Moscona discusses how social structure shapes spillover effects of economic development policies.

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Building better bureaucracy

September 13, 2024

The effects of the Pendleton Act on the quality of public services in the United States

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Curtailing Mafia influence

August 6, 2024

Dismissing corrupt city councils promoted long-run economic benefits in Italian municipalities.

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A timeline of US big business

July 25, 2024

How long has corporate concentration been growing?

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The political consequences of NAFTA

July 2, 2024

Jiwon Choi and Gavin Wright discuss the economic and political fallout of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

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Public works in the city

May 21, 2024

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