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Creating criminals?

May 18, 2018

Restricting immigrants’ ability to work causes an increase in financially motivated crime.

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The rise of the state

May 16, 2018

The Great Depression led to widespread institutional changes in the US.

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From tax credits to college credits

May 9, 2018

Tax refunds can boost college enrollment among low-income families.

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Coal is king no more

May 4, 2018

The AEA interviews Harrison Fell about how natural gas and wind power have led to coal's decline.

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Informing physicians

March 28, 2018

Would doctors prescribe different medications if they knew how much people had to pay for them?

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Protecting homeowners from themselves

March 12, 2018

Could restricting home equity extraction lower the risk of mortgage default?

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Encouraging energy conservation

March 7, 2018

How effective are appeals to morality versus economic incentives?

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Learning to cheat

March 5, 2018

A high school program designed to promote learning incentivized cheating as well.

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Funding and favoritism in the EU

February 21, 2018

Agricultural Commissioners allocate more of the budget to their home countries.

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Wealth taxes (and how to evade them)

November 27, 2017

Sweden’s wealth tax has proven easy to avoid.