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Do Minimum-Wage Hikes Mean Healthier Babies?

July 14, 2016

A piece in The Atlantic cited a 2012 piece from the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy about the connection between family income and infant health

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Government 'Sunshine List' will drive wages up, productivity down says university prof

June 14, 2016

CBC News cited a 2012 American Economic Review study in a discussion of a proposed public listing of government workers’ salaries in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Brazil's woes reach Olympian proportions

June 13, 2016

CBS Moneywatch cited a piece from the latest issue of the Journal of Economic Perspectives in an article about cost overruns and other problems facing the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro

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Reservation in higher education works as intended: Study

June 8, 2016

The Hindu covered a study about affirmative action appearing in this month’s issue of the American Economic Review

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The U.S. Is Failing in Infant Mortality, Starting at One Month Old

June 6, 2016

A column in the NYT Upshot blog cited a study of infant mortality appearing in the May issue of the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy

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Regulations Drive Up Cost of Child Care in Maine

May 23, 2016

A column in the Maine Wire cited a 2011 article from the American Economic Review about the complex effects of regulation in the child care sector

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Pity Russia's billionaires

May 19, 2016

The Economist highlighted a new paper about billionaires in Russia published in the Papers and Proceedings issue of the American Economic Review

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There’s a huge gender pay gap for STEM careers – just one year after graduation

May 12, 2016

Bustle and Vox covered a study about the gender pay gap for STEM PhDs published in the Papers and Proceedings issue of the American Economic Review