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Smaller world, better prices

April 4, 2018

How the telegraph reduced price volatility

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Inside the art market

March 21, 2018

Art prices and volume co-move with the economy.

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Guilty until proven innocent

February 26, 2018

How does being detained before trial affect the chances that a defendant will be found guilty?

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Home security

February 9, 2018

How much did unemployment benefits stabilize the housing market during the Great Recession?

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Moving up in the world

February 7, 2018

New research explains the link between redistributive preferences and perceptions of social mobility.

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What's in a name?

February 5, 2018

Two researchers propose a new standard for ordering coauthor names.

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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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Making admissions more efficient

January 2, 2018

NYC reformed their high school admissions process, and it worked.

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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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Job flexibility

December 13, 2017

A video about the value employees put on alternative work arrangements.