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As farmers go, so goes the nation

March 25, 2019

How did agriculture help the US recover from the Great Depression in the spring of 1933?

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Increasing familiarity, reducing discrimination

March 19, 2019

Does school diversity make rich students more willing to socialize with poor students?

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Risky business

March 13, 2019

How did an insurance requirement force small drillers out of Texas' oil and gas industry?

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Earn less, pay more

February 27, 2019

Can income tax policy explain how globalization drives income inequality?

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Does trade policy really matter?

February 25, 2019

Britain’s protectionism in the 1930s may offer insights for policymakers today.

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Politically risky business

February 6, 2019

How much do close elections affect business investment?

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China’s struggle to control credit

February 4, 2019

Does shadow banking hamstring monetary policy?

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Mental accounting and grocery shopping

January 28, 2019

Food stamps are designed to put food on the table. But do they work?

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Expanding access vs. controlling costs

January 23, 2019

A new paper examines some of the factors that may drive patient choices to pursue expensive fertility treatments.

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Encouraging innovation

January 16, 2019

What effect do patents have on the potential for a technology to be used in future product development?