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Free movement and labor markets

April 7, 2021

A policy reform in Switzerland helped estimate the effect of foreign workers on native employment and wages.

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The Facebook filter bubble

March 26, 2021

Is social media making America more polarized?

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How much do local leaders matter?

March 17, 2021

Christian Dippel discusses the Forty-Eighters and their role in the US antislavery movement.

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Spending now or saving for later

March 15, 2021

How do lump-sum severance payments affect consumption for laid-off workers?

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Estimating Frisch elasticity

March 10, 2021

A temporary tax holiday in Switzerland offers insights into how workers adjust to income changes.

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Disappearing gazelles

February 24, 2021

Fewer high-growth startups could be making the US economy much less dynamic.

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Beyond the lab

February 22, 2021

Do experiments with student participants produce valid measures of behavior within the general population?

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The consequences of school choice

February 3, 2021

Harvard professor Chris Avery discusses how allowing students to leave their neighborhood for their education may undercut policymakers' goals.

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Immigrants and upward mobility

February 1, 2021

Children of foreign-born parents climb the income ladder faster than kids of US-born parents, especially among the poorest families.

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Mobilizing the masses to murder

January 29, 2021

How did political elites in Rwanda get civilians to participate in genocide?