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Representation matters

July 29, 2020

How much can role models help to diversify the economics profession?

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Building barriers

July 22, 2020

Benjamin Feigenberg discusses the effectiveness of border walls on deterring migration.

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Valuing past performance

July 15, 2020

How much do reference letters boost a job seeker's prospects for landing an interview?

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Clean hands and dirty jobs

June 19, 2020

How much do politicians’ relatives get special treatment on the job market?

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Keeping up best practices

May 26, 2020

Do management interventions last? The textile industry in India provides a clue.

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Tracking the evolution of work

May 11, 2020

A new dataset on job tasks provides insight into how employment in the US changed.

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After the flood

April 24, 2020

Does economic activity move away from flood-prone areas after catastrophe strikes?

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Gendered medicine

April 22, 2020

How does homophily help explain the gender gap among physicians?

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When place matters most

April 10, 2020

Moving to nicer neighborhoods has lasting effects on kids' outcomes, especially in their teenage years.

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Breaking the silence

February 19, 2020

Do victims of sexual assault have an incentive to file a report earlier than libelers?