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Political turnover and education quality in Brazil

February 14, 2022

How does political turnover affect the government bureaucracy and its performance?

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The spread of the Women’s Temperance Crusade

February 7, 2022

How is collective action shaped by networked information technologies?

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Fighting brands and mobile phone plans

January 28, 2022

How do incumbent companies react to a new competitor?

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The long-run benefits of public preschool

December 22, 2021

Martha Bailey discusses the impact of Head Start on educational attainment and economic self-sufficiency in adulthood.

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Horizontal growth

December 20, 2021

How do innovative companies diversify their product portfolios?

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The recovery of Southern wealth after the Civil War

November 10, 2021

Leah Boustan discusses how White slaveholding families in the US South rebuilt their fortunes after emancipation.

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Sharing fake news

November 3, 2021

Overconfidence in detecting lies may be helping them spread.

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How public policy affects private schools

October 22, 2021

Reforms in funding for New York City’s public schools had consequences for the private school sector.

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The rise of advertising giants in the attention economy

October 18, 2021

Is consolidation among marketing networks driving down online advertising sales?

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Growth by proximity

October 13, 2021

Enrico Moretti discusses the effect of high-tech hubs on innovation.