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Our favorite data visualizations from the past year
July 3, 2017
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A “dark side” to the commodity boom in Africa
June 28, 2017
New evidence on the resource curse
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An empirical turn in economics research
June 26, 2017
Economics journals are publishing more empirical research and less theory
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Will work for insurance
June 23, 2017
Would expanding Medicaid make people less willing to hold a job?
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Hiring at home
June 21, 2017
How Saudi Arabia boosted employment and why its success was so costly
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What's in a name?
June 19, 2017
Companies named for their founders do better. This video explains why more firms don't bear their owners’ names
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Why do mothers earn less?
June 14, 2017
An interview with Erik Plug about the "motherhood penalty" and what it means for working moms
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The resource curse in action
June 12, 2017
Violence in mineral-rich regions of Africa rose along with commodity prices
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