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Putting a price on prejudice

June 29, 2018
Workplace discrimination is expensive. At what point does it become too costly for the discriminator?
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Trade or technology?

June 27, 2018
Explaining the decline of US manufacturing
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Are global firms good?

June 25, 2018
A small number of firms dominate international trade.
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Bias at the polls

June 20, 2018
Increased diversity of polling station administrators can influence bias on election day.
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Cuts to spur corporate investment

June 18, 2018
If companies' tax burdens were reduced, how much of an impact would it have on business investment?
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There goes the neighborhood

June 11, 2018
Online platforms like Yelp can help economists learn about how gentrification happens in real time.