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Can price controls at hospitals help the uninsured?
May 1, 2017
The consequences of ‘fair pricing laws’
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Educating more effective politicians
April 28, 2017
Video from the AEA about what happens when a better educated generation gets involved in local politics
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Why prices didn’t plummet during the Great Recession
April 26, 2017
Searching for the “missing deflation”
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An interview with Dave Donaldson
April 24, 2017
The 2017 John Bates Clark Medalist speaks with the AEA about his career and offers advice for young economists
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From the archives: Do firms lobby politicians by patronizing their businesses?
April 21, 2017
In the 2017 AEJ:Applied Best Paper, the authors study how companies in Italy responded to the political rise of media mogul Silvio Berlusconi
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From the archives: Do intellectual property protections close off new research avenues?
April 20, 2017
In the 2017 AEJ:Policy Best Paper, the authors track thousands of lab mice to study scientific innovation
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Do expectant parents skew their babies’ birthdates for tax purposes?
April 19, 2017
How a late December baby can pay off in April
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From the archives: The view from 2 million feet
April 18, 2017
John Bates Clark Medalist Dave Donaldson and co-author Adam Storeygard explain how economists are using satellite data in new ways
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