US tariffs collected in 2025 were less than half of the announced rates.

Manisha Shah discusses the factors that drive intimate partner violence and the impact of policies aimed at reducing it in low- and middle-income countries.

The impact of product liability litigation on medical device firms.

A reexamination of how America shed its post-World War II debt.

Large stipends drew effective educators into Dallas's lowest-performing schools.

Ingrid Haegele discusses the costs of talent hoarding.

Evidence from Israel’s 1999 preschool law shows that disadvantaged communities can benefit from universal preschool education.

Evidence from a US government lottery shows that restricting foreign low-skill workers shrinks businesses without creating jobs for Americans.

Greater political autonomy yielded lasting economic gains in Brazilian communities.

Lukasz Rachel and Catherine Wolfram discuss the G7 price cap on Russian oil and why it defied textbook predictions.

Danish data reveal how viruses brought home by older siblings influence lifetime income.

Extreme temperatures in El Salvador destroy farm jobs and push workers abroad.

A natural experiment in Louisiana shows private plans can cut drug costs without reducing observed quality.

Harris Dellas and George Tavlas discuss the postwar dollar shortage debate between Charles Kindleberger and Milton Friedman.

A rise in work from home explains most of the postpandemic gain in full-time employment among people with physical disabilities.

Limiting the cannibalization of existing patented products

The impact of unionization on the salaries of faculty at Canadian universities.

Will Rafey discusses how contracts to remediate or restore Florida’s wetlands generated billions in gains from trade, but also increased total regional flood damage.

Higher tax revenue in developing countries may depend as much on organizational reforms as on structural economic change.

Evidence from Finland suggests that incarceration for fraud defendants reduces recidivism and discourages misconduct among defendants’ colleagues.

Eric Chyn discusses the effects of racial segregation on long-run economic outcomes.

The sudden death of a parent has a significant impact on labor earnings, but affects men and women differently.

How do management practices in Mexico affect firm performance?

The effects of land ownership on wages in Japan, 1600–1870

In developing countries, delayed school entry may lead to long-term gains.

Fiona Burlig discusses an experiment in rural India that measured the value poor households place on potable water.

Common ownership between brand and generic pharmaceutical firms significantly reduces generic entry.

The origins and consequences of zero-sum thinking in the United States.

Nonbinary and transgender workers face substantial earnings penalties relative to cisgender men.

Hannah Postel discusses the evolution of Asian immigration to the United States.

Better pay for politicians is associated with less corruption in public procurement.

The geographic dimension of wage polarization.

The 2018 steel and aluminum tariffs increased interest rates on auto loans, especially for lower-income consumers.

Daniel Kuehn discusses key insights in marginalist wage theory developed by W. E. B. Du Bois when he was a Harvard graduate student.

A Danish study shows that an adverse health shock increases the chances of criminal behavior.

The role of faith-based government policies in reshaping Americans’ beliefs and values.

The adoption of milking machines in Norway.

Nageeb Ali and Ran Shorrer discuss the optimal strategy for applying to college.

A comprehensive measure of well-being shows that the gap between Black and White Americans is larger than traditional metrics suggest.

Economists addressed issues related to automation, climate change, industrial policy, and more.

Economists addressed issues related to policing, unemployment benefits, bank bailouts, and more.

Intensive advising can substantially increase the likelihood of degree attainment for low-income students.

Lessons from Roosevelt's monetary policy changes and the end of the Great Depression.

Adam Soliman discusses the effects of crackdowns on prescription opioids.

What happened to the US labor market when the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act expired after the Great Recession?

Did relaxed credit standards drive the housing boom that led to the Great Recession?

The impact of the 2002 Bush steel tariffs on jobs in steel-intensive industries.

Shawn Kantor and Alexander Whalley discuss the long-term effects of public R&D investment made during the Cold War–era space race.

Life cycle profiles of wages help shed light on the economic progress of women relative to men.

How has women's labor force participation shaped America's business cycles?

How did the rollout of broadcast television during the mid-twentieth century affect labor supply decisions in the United States?

Christopher Elmendorf discusses the views of the US public on the housing market.

A social media field experiment suggests that gender, race, and university affiliation influence the formation of professional relationships among economists.

The effect of tax exemptions on Brazil's religious and political landscape.

In the immediate aftermath of natural disasters, members of Congress become more likely to adopt the positions of special interest donors.

Trevon Logan and John Parman discuss the meaning of segregation and how it has shaped US history.

How do politicians adjust their messages based on who they're running against?

How did educational opportunities after the American Civil War shape economic outcomes for Black families?

Do restorative justice practices in the classroom improve student outcomes?

Andrew Atkeson discusses changes in how much the United States is indebted to the rest of the world.

The pandemic reorganized the US business sector, creating clear economic winners and losers.

Did development aid in Afghanistan help counter the Taliban’s insurgency?

Does a more diverse undergraduate student body inspire new research on underrepresented populations?

Matthieu Gomez discusses income inequality and why it has increased in recent years.

Evidence of a steady decline in the well-being of American cohorts born between 1947 and the mid-1960s

Myanmar's labor unions show how local leaders can shape social movements.

The role of jobless duration in understanding persistent earnings losses.

Margaret Kyle discusses how different countries regulate the price of pharmaceuticals and lessons for the United States.

How a UK transparency policy impacted the gender wage gap.

Higher education can help injured workers transition to higher-paying occupations.

How do cartels respond to new competition?

Eleonora Guarnieri discusses the role of cultural distance in driving civil conflict in Africa.

A reduction in the supply of credit followed China's entry into the World Trade Organization.

Is the US economy adapting to more severe weather patterns?

How does career guidance stack up against financial aid when it comes to college enrollment, graduation, and income?

Lutz Sager and Gregor Singer discuss the Clean Air Act and how to estimate its impact on air quality.

How bank bailout expectations changed after the global financial crisis

Is paperwork an effective way to limit public program enrollment?

What happens to a community’s trust in law enforcement after high-profile acts of police violence?

Christopher Howard discusses the history of public assistance and social insurance in the United States.

Norway’s rehabilitation-oriented correctional system is a case study for improving the mental health outcomes for the incarcerated.

How are the effects of automation spread across the population?

The response of major Chinese companies to stringent energy use regulations

Sarah Schneider-Strawczynski discusses how increased media coverage can polarize the views of moderate individuals.

Do stricter regulations improve health outcomes for newborns?

How forced relocation of Soviet intellectuals shaped Russia's economic geography.

How much are people willing to pay to avoid uncomfortable temperatures?

Panle Jia Barwick and Myrto Kalouptsidi discuss how China subsidized its rise to becoming the world’s leading shipbuilder.

Nearly two centuries of data show that immigrants commit fewer crimes than US-born citizens.

Economists addressed issues related to economics publishing, congestion effects, bank runs, and more.

Economists addressed issues related to remote learning, carbon pricing, species extinction, and more.

Mark Egan discusses the extent of misconduct among financial advisers and the reasons for its persistence in the industry.

A small set of industries accounts for the rise in US earnings inequality over the last two decades.

How did administrative reforms initiated during the French Revolution shape economic development over time?

How the allocation of villages to government units in India affects the delivery of public services.

Eric Zwick discusses the impact of the TCJA on the tax code and the economy.

What do scholars recommend?

How did workweek restrictions instituted during the Great Depression impact US labor markets?

The effects of welfare cuts in Denmark.

Sheetal Sekhri discusses the impact of the Green Revolution on long-term health outcomes in India.

Public health implications of the decline of vultures in India.

The effects of deinstitutionalization.

Do expanded unemployment benefits lower job-finding rates?

Jacob Moscona discusses how social structure shapes spillover effects of economic development policies.

How does online learning compare to in-person learning at the college level?

The effects of the Pendleton Act on the quality of public services in the United States

Targeted nighttime restrictions on teen drivers in Australia

Brent Ambrose discusses the spillover effects of the PPP on the commercial real estate market.

Does legal abortion reduce maternal mortality?

Do employment protection policies help buoy the wages of less educated workers relative to their more educated counterparts?

Dismissing corrupt city councils promoted long-run economic benefits in Italian municipalities.

Christian Ochsner discusses a campaign by Austria’s far-right populists to link historic atrocities to Muslim minorities.

How long has corporate concentration been growing?

How do local labor markets recover after economic shocks?

Do obstetric unit closures lead to worse health outcomes for mothers and newborns?

Jiwon Choi and Gavin Wright discuss the economic and political fallout of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

How did borrowers respond to the 2020 debt moratorium on US student loans?

The growth of mobile apps illustrates the importance of congestion externalities for online markets.

Do cash transfer programs foster peace or fuel violence in unstable regions?

Vikram Maheshri discusses unintended consequences of search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea.

Do investments in public libraries boost student test scores?

Do government employment programs boost the welfare of the urban poor in developing countries?

The effects of the internet on print media in Norway.

Daniel Hamermesh discusses publishing in economics and how to speed it up.

Do house prices impact the share of workers at young firms?

Do US voters share a common baseline of political facts?

Should microfinance programs offer larger financial packages to microenterprises?

Sarah Eichmeyer discusses ways to increase vaccine take-up rates.

An expansion of Medicaid eligibility for children born after 1983 significantly reduced rates of adult incarceration.

When should state-owned companies compete with the private sector?

How prevalent is wage garnishment in the United States?

Andrew Metrick discusses the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and the government’s response.

The role of information and hassle costs in reducing opioid prescriptions.

The effect of established Danish settlements on the US dairy industry.

Do mandatory retirement policies for judges improve the performance of US courts?

Daniel Gross and Bhaven Sampat discuss the impact of one of the largest shocks to federal R&D funding in US economic history.

How do test-based remediation policies affect educational outcomes for low-performing students?

What happens to incumbents when more sellers are added to online platforms?

Did ending the gold standard help countries escape from the Great Depression?

Christine Mulhern discusses the impact of high school counselors on students’ academic success.

Economists addressed issues related to immigration, social identity, infrastructure costs, and more.

Economists addressed issues related to graduate student mental health, teacher diversity, the origin of government, and more.

Do R&D tax incentives actually increase innovation?

What role did the surge in China imports have on already declining union rates?

Does exposure to news about local corruption increase dishonest behavior among citizens?

How did work-from-home arrangements in the United States evolve during and after the pandemic?

Did the willingness to sacrifice civil liberties vary according to income?

Leander Heldring discusses the formation of ancient states in Iraq.

Is American culture growing further apart?

Do populist challenges to scientific recommendations lead citizens to adopt risky behavior?

How do the consequences of losing a job vary in different European countries?

Francisca Antman discusses the impact of desegregating Mexican American schools on educational outcomes in California.

Was remote instruction a driver of the widening academic achievement gap between high- and low-poverty school districts during the pandemic?

How do modern autocracies immiserate their populace to satisfy the elite?

How do climate change mitigation approaches vary across countries?

Blake Heller discusses the impact of adult English language training programs on immigrant earnings and civic engagement.

Evidence from a field experiment on the effects of caste identity in India.

Why are US households spending more money on fewer products and showing increasing divergence from each other in their selections?

How important are skills picked up on the job for long-run economic growth?

Logan Lee discusses the impact of residential housing programs on reincarceration rates.

Does animosity toward minorities on Twitter increase antiminority sentiment and lead to hate crimes?

The historic rollout of television in the United States provides a natural experiment in scale-related technological change.

How much does socializing at work contribute to the gender pay gap?

Corina Mommaerts discusses what economists can do to help policymakers address issues surrounding Alzheimer’s disease.

What impact did racist narratives have on the reconciliation of the North and South after the US Civil War?

How do certification thresholds impact quality and prices in markets?

How did virtual learning during the pandemic impact student test scores?

Mark Shepard discusses the limitations of a “market failures” approach to achieving universal health insurance coverage in the United States.

Are police officers more likely to use force after one of their peers has been injured on duty?

What drives local innovation?

How important is doctor-provided care?

Michelle Brock discusses discriminatory lending practices toward women in Turkey.

What impact do C-sections have on infant health outcomes?

How do economic bubbles and crashes affect long-run economic growth?

Does calling donors to thank them for their contributions increase the likelihood of future donations?

Daniel Hungerman discusses the long-run effects of the first Earth Day celebration.

How much has the expense of infrastructure projects in the United States gone up?

Does slanted language affect public opinion?

Evidence from the Head Start rollout in North Carolina.

Eric Budish discusses the introduction of auctions to the primary market for tickets.

What are the commonalities and differences among major immigration waves?

The effect of the Flint water crisis on housing prices.

What are the economic consequences of being denied an abortion?

Valentin Bolotnyy discusses the state of student mental health in eight top-ranked economics programs.

Does working while in school help students transition into the labor market?

A decline in the use of standardized pay rates contributed to stagnating wages from the 1970s to the mid-1990s.

Does armed conflict reduce trade through the erosion of intergroup trust?

Nathan Barker discusses the impact of cognitive behavioral therapy in rural Ghana.

How does the need for coordination affect organization design?

Does exposure to same-race teachers help students in the long run?

Economists tackled the Electoral College, the urban wage premium, grade inflation, and more.

Economists tackled inequality, political turnover, air pollution, and more.

James Choi discusses how advice from popular financial authors differs from the theories and models of academic economists.

How did the rollout of Facebook affect the mental health of college students?

How does family background affect college completion?

Do efforts at persuasion in modern autocracies entrench political opinions?

Eduardo Montero and Dean Yang discuss the long-term economic consequences of religious festivals in Mexico that coincide with peak planting or harvest months.

Lifetime earnings data provide insights on how average earnings for men and women in the United States have changed over time.

How did commerce in England influence parliamentary representation?

Why is income inequality higher in the United States than in Europe?

Sarah Smith discusses the impact of major fundraising interventions on overall charitable donations.

Do tighter environmental regulations in developed countries shift polluting activities to developing countries?

Why do autocracies sometimes use democratic institutions?

How regressive are cigarette taxes?

Andrew Bacher-Hicks and Joshua Goodman discuss the effects of the pandemic on bullying.

Do underwater mortgages stop people from moving?

How much does trade impact urbanization?

How did inflation and inflation expectations change during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Joseph Doyle discusses the history and economics of foster care in the United States.

Do two-year colleges boost earnings for those who attend?

Why do workers in larger cities make more money than their peers in smaller cities?

Does historical racial animus continue to influence the voting behavior of Blacks today?

Jeffrey Denning discusses how lower grading standards have led to higher college completion rates.

How much employer market power does the US manufacturing sector have?

An experiment in Pakistan shows the power of giving teachers expert-led videos to use as aids in the classroom.

Do deportation policies spread criminal networks?

Bradley Shapiro discusses the costs and benefits of directly advertising prescription drugs to consumers.

Did restrictions on mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic lead to a decline in mental health?

Did agricultural diversity in mid-nineteenth-century America lead to today’s higher standards of living?

Does disruption of major trade routes fuel social unrest?

Zachary Bleemer discusses why studying economics in college can lead to significantly higher career earnings.

How much time do parents of different socioeconomic status spend with their kids?

Can a school-based program have a meaningful impact on gender inequality?

How did increases in the minimum wage affect demand for low-wage workers in Seattle?

CarlyWill Sloan discusses race and police use of force in two American cities.

How does geographic context influence voter behavior?

The Democratic Republic of Congo shows how city chiefs can help low-capacity governments collect more taxes.

Why are birth rates in the United States dropping?

Do people become more convinced of their own positions in the midst of a debate?

Guido Alfani discusses how historical pandemics affected wealth gaps between rich and poor.

What was the economic impact of the Black Death in Europe?

Why did Taiwan’s school assignment system lead to nationwide protests?

Compared to native-born Americans, immigrants appear to play a stronger role in expanding demand for workers through entrepreneurship relative to their impact on supply, according to a paper in the ����� Review: Insights.

Do monetary themed questions on standardized tests have a negative impact on students of low socioeconomic status?

Nathan Canen and Leonard Wantchekon discuss state capture and economic growth in Africa.

The introduction of automatic pollution monitoring in China improved the reliability of data on air quality, helping citizens take steps to protect themselves, according to a paper in the ����� Review: Insights.

What role have charter schools played in furthering segregation?

There is wide variation in the extent to which African nations are industrializing and the impact that it is having on labor productivity, according to a paper in the Journal of Economic Perspectives.

Better job screening is decreasing the rate of worker turnover.

Market-based reforms from 1999 to 2012 significantly decreased the costs of producing electricity in the United States.

Ellora Derenoncourt discusses how economic prospects declined for the generations of African Americans that followed the Great Migration.

Guaranteed basic income may only have a limited impact on long-term unemployment in advanced countries, despite large increases in employment incentives, according to a paper in the ����� Journal: Economic Policy.

Many states haven't expanded Medicaid under the ACA, wary of disruptions to the health care sector. A paper in the ����� Journal: Economic Policy examines the impacts of California's Medicaid expansion on hospital finances.

How does switching to a different academic calendar impact students?

Jason Baron discusses the effects of different types of school spending on student outcomes.

When a new political party takes power, replacements to top government positions and beyond often follow. But such turnover can have detrimental effects on the quality of public services, according to a paper in the ����� Review.

What are the tradeoffs journal editors must weigh when choosing which papers to accept?

The double-dip recession of 1980–1982 negatively impacted the long-run educational and career achievements for young kids during that period, according to a paper in the ����� Journal: Applied Economics.

How is collective action shaped by networked information technologies?

Anna Maria Mayda discusses how the skill level of foreign workers influences native voters in the United States.

A German smoking bans caused the wages of waiters in smoky establishments to drop, according to a paper in the ����� Journal: Applied Economics. The results help confirm an old theory in economics called compensating differentials.

How do incumbent companies react to a new competitor?

As China's economy has grown, so has income inequality. A paper in the Journal of Economic Literature says this disparity has become more pronounced between urban and rural areas.

What are the long-run impacts of vocational education on labor market outcomes?

Michael Geruso discusses why some US presidential candidates win with fewer votes.

After more than 10 years of research by economists, there is a large body of evidence that points towards fraud as central cause of the 2008 financial crisis, according to a paper in the Journal of Economic Literature.

How do overly optimistic growth forecasts affect a nation’s economy?

How do we get people to habitually wash their hands? An experiment in India showed how putting soap dispensers in households increased handwashing during wintertime over the long-term, according to a paper in the ����� Journal: Applied Economics.

Economists tackled welfare generosity, tech clusters, bureaucracy, and more.

From the gender wage gap, to the impact of political corruption on societal norms, to how some innovations can backfire: here are the 10 most-read charts of the week of 2021.

Martha Bailey discusses the impact of Head Start on educational attainment and economic self-sufficiency in adulthood.

Breakthrough technology helps companies grow not only by introducing game-changing innovations, but also because it helps them improve existing products, according to a paper in the ����� Review.

What impact does driving have on teenage mortality and risky behavior?

Much of the world’s most severe poverty seems impervious to simple fixes. But large, one-off policies can provide relief to people in extreme need for many years, according to a paper in the ����� Review: Insights.

Do institutions encourage prosocial behavior outside of their intended scope?

Yale sociologist Monica Bell talks about why economists must change the way they study police.

The opioid epidemic is a stark example of "technological regress" that cannot be explained alone by demand for painkillers, according to a paper in the Journal of Economic Perspectives.

Many eligible participants lose SNAP benefits due to the difficulties of recertifying.

Patent disclosures spur more innovation, according to a paper in the ����� Journal: Economic Policy. The authors' work shows the importance of ensuring that detailed patent documentation is widely accessible.

How did cuts to special education in Texas affect the long-run outcomes for students?

Christopher Foote and Ellen Meara discuss rising geographic disparities in US mortality.

Economists assume low-income people are more supportive of redistribution policies, but a paper in the ����� Journal: Economic Policy says that's not the case.

Does the government save by hiring private contractors for publicly funded projects?

In the internet age, who pays a sales tax can have a significant impact on how local tax rates are set, according to a paper in the ����� Journal: Economic Policy. The findings may have important implications for optimal tax policy.

What causes the marital wage premium?

Better intercity transportation spurred the decline of sole proprietorships in American cities at the turn of the 20th century.

Leah Boustan discusses how White slaveholding families in the US South rebuilt their fortunes after emancipation.

Relaxed copyright protections during WWII spurred more scientific innovation and boosted academic careers in the US, according to a paper in the ����� Journal: Microeconomics.

Sorting truth from fiction on the internet can be difficult, but people regularly overrate their ability to do so, according to a paper in the ����� Review. The authors argue that this overconfidence may help explain why fake news is so prominent.

Warehouse stores reduce the frequency of shopping trips.

Jennifer Doleac discusses the impact of DNA databases on the reduction of recidivism.

What drives earnings differences between husbands and wives?

Reforms in funding for New York City’s public schools had consequences for the private school sector.

South Africa has one of the highest jobless rates in the world. Giving small business owners there access to better information about labor laws may help boost the country’s employment, according to a paper in the ����� Journal: Applied Economics.

Is consolidation among marketing networks driving down online advertising sales?

Enrico Moretti discusses the effect of high-tech hubs on innovation.

Air pollution is known to have negative impacts on physical health. Now there is evidence that it also increases aggressive behavior, according to a paper in the ����� Journal: Applied Economics.

How can developing countries mitigate the challenges to universal health insurance?

A lot of people take fast, reliable internet for granted. But limited access to home broadband may be reducing employment and earnings among poorer Americans, according to a paper in the ����� Journal: Economic Policy.

The impact of television stardom on elections.

Stephen Holland discusses the best strategy for transitioning to electric vehicles.

Trade liberalization was one of the "Washington Consensus" policy goals for Latin American countries. However, there was significant variation in how nations responded to that policy, according to a paper in the Journal of Economic Perspectives.

To what extent is poorly written legislation causing bureaucratic nightmares?

Medicaid coverage for children more than pays for itself in the long run, according to a paper in the ����� Review. Kids who grow up with Medicaid become healthier adults who are more likely to work and less likely to rely less on welfare.

How do social networks influence where migrants choose to settle?

Should the United States be worried about its growing monopolies?

Tianyi Wang discusses Father Coughlin’s populist radio broadcasts and their effects on public opinion during the Great Depression.

A paper in the ����� Review: Insights developed a new way to identify technological breakthroughs that uses natural language processing techniques to detect textual connections among patents.

Leaded gasoline wasn’t phased out of US auto racing until 2007. This regulatory exemption had large negative health effects on communities living near race tracks, according to a paper in the ����� Journal: Economic Policy.

Being exposed to greater diversity in elementary and middle school affects party registration in adulthood.

Stefania Albanesi discusses the effects of the COVID-19 recession on the US labor market.

Twenty years ago, economists rarely shared their data or code. Now, research transparency transparency is becoming a professional norm, according to a paper in the Journal of Economic Perspectives.

How important is a compensation structure to attracting and retaining the best teachers?

Black and Hispanic Americans suffered from higher rates of COVID-19 death at younger ages, indicating more “years of potential lost life” than standard mortality measures suggest, according to a paper in the Journal of Economic Perspectives.

The preference for Uber's commission-based compensation over the fixed-fee arrangements of traditional taxis.

Julie Berry Cullen and Ebonya Washington discuss the ways in which attitudes toward government affect how people report income.

Women's suffrage led to large increases in educational attainment for children from disadvantaged backgrounds, especially Blacks and Southern Whites, according to a paper in the ����� Journal: Economic Policy.

What are the long-term effects of short-term financial crises?

Moving from the least healthy location in the US to the most could increase life expectancy at age 65 by over a year, according to a paper in the ����� Review.

Brazil’s policy to help disadvantaged students gain acceptance into public universities may paradoxically lead to obstacles.

Austin Wright discusses the withdrawal of NATO troops from Afghanistan and the Taliban's response.

The expansion of the telegraph network in 19-century China kept rice prices more stable when there was a local shock, evidence of how improved communication between markets can tame price volatility, according to a paper in the ����� Journal: Applied Economics.

An experiment in Malawi reveals how a deferred wage scheme can overcome barriers to saving.

Muslim visibility around the holy month of Ramadan increases the vote share of both far-right and far-left parties in Germany, according to a paper in the ����� Journal: Applied Economics.

Scalpers book free appointments online and then profit by selling them on secondary black markets. But there may be a simple solution.

Natalie Bau discusses the impact that pension reform had on traditional family arrangements in Indonesia and Ghana.

High pollution emitters sometimes game the system by putting out more emissions on days when regulators' air quality monitors aren't operating, according to a paper in the ����� Review.

Why quality schools matter

Biological factors, such as childbearing and breastfeeding, can’t explain earnings inequality between men and women after the birth of a child, according to a paper in the ����� Review: Insights.

The relationship between kinship networks and war.

Steven Mello discusses discrimination within the Florida Highway Patrol and what it reveals about racial bias in the US.

Proponents of bankruptcy reform legislation in the early 2000s argued that lenders would pass along their higher debt recovery to consumers in the form of lower interest rates. A paper in the ����� Journal: Macroeconomics found that rates did in fact decline.

How do consumers respond to increases in sales tax?

Do scholars need a better framework for thinking about foreign influence?

How do political movements sustain participation over the long run?

Lee Badgett discusses her research on the effects of sexual orientation-based discrimination and how economists can engage in the fight for equality.

Female academics were disproportionately affected by COVID-19 disruptions, experiencing larger declines in research time compared to men, according to a paper in ����� Papers & Proceedings.

How do shared goals among different social groups impact prejudice?

Racially heterogeneous counties in the US South tend to have harsher sentencing practices than more homogeneous ones, according to a paper in the ����� Journal: Economic Policy.

Are consumers helped more by professional critics’ reviews or crowd-based ratings?

An interview with Isaiah Andrews, the 2021 John Bates Clark Medalist

Reframing offers of financial aid—without increasing the amount of support—boosted college applications and enrollment at the University of Michigan among low-income, high-achieving students, according to a paper in the ����� Review.

Are voters better off choosing directly or delegating to party leaders?

Thousands of poor households pass up heavily subsidized health insurance on state exchanges. Carefully crafted letters can raise those take-up rates and attract healthier enrollees, according to a paper in the ����� Review.

How much does extending unemployment insurance affect employment?

Benjamin Jones discusses the rise of team research and implications for professional advancement.

It's not just parents who have an impact on their children's educational outcomes. Extended family affect future generations as well, according to a paper in the ����� Review.

When do markets force companies to reveal the quality of their products?

Revelations of political malfeasance in Mexico led to a deterioration in ethical norms among students.

There are important considerations beyond incentives to work more.

Anita Mukherjee discusses the consequences of private prisons for inmates in the United States.

To what extent are travel barriers driving price dispersion in cities?

Production announcements from OPEC have a profound impact on oil prices and the US economy, even when current oil supplies don’t change, according to a paper in the ����� Reviewg.

How do homeowners respond when they can suddenly refinance their mortgages at lower rates?

Dean Yang discusses how temporary farming subsidies in Mozambique are giving a massive boost to food production and economic well-being.

A paper in the ����� Journal: Applied Economics found that kids in the Netherlands whose parents had their disability support reduced in the 1990s were less likely to use disability insurance as adults and completed more schooling.

Did cell phone technology in Afghanistan help reduce ballot stuffing at the polls?

Miguel Urquiola discusses the history of higher education in America and why it surpassed Europe.

Firms have to balance the benefits of spending on scientific research against the costs from that science "spilling out" to rivals. A paper in the ����� Review investigates how this tradeoff affects R&D investment.

To what extent did French health campaigns from 70 years ago feed modern day mistrust in Central Africa?

Switzerland saw a large surge in skilled foreign workers after opening its border to the EU. But contrary to standard models, it boosted the wages of highly educated natives, according to a paper in the ����� Review.

E-commerce development in rural China may not be as promising as many expected.

Klaus Desmet discusses how accounting for spatial shifts changes estimates of how rising sea levels will affect the economy.

“Desk-clearing” behavior by drug approval agencies before the holidays leads to lax reviews and increased safety issues, according to a paper in the ����� Review: Insights.

Is social media making America more polarized?

A measure of inequality in Europe today appears to be about the same as it was 700 years ago. But the wealth of the rich has fluctuated significantly over the centuries, according to a paper in the Journal of Economic Literature.

Why didn’t the NFL’s Rooney Rule lead to more minority head coaches being hired?

Christian Dippel discusses the Forty-Eighters and their role in the US antislavery movement.

Laid-off Brazilian workers who received lump-sum severance payouts didn’t save that money carry them through the lean months ahead. Instead, they ramped up their spending, according to a paper in the ����� Review.

Securities are typically traded separately from one another. Would it be better to combine those transactions?

Evidence from Switzerland suggests that workers are much less sensitive to income changes than previously thought, according to a paper in the ����� Review.

How valuable are long-run predictions?

University of Chicago law professor Daniel Hemel discusses whether the nation’s highest court is facing a legitimacy crisis and, if so, what to do about it.

American colleges have increasingly international student bodies. Whether those foreign students stay in the US after graduating largely depends on economic opportunities back home, according to a paper in the Journal of Economic Perspectives.

A tax spike on companies after layoffs is discouraging them from rehiring when business turns around.

US business isn’t as dynamic as it used to be. Fewer startups with high-growth potential may be part of the problem, according to a paper in the ����� Review.

Do experiments with student participants produce valid measures of behavior within the general population?

Economists have documented a substantial long-run rise in US income inequality. But a large portion of it may be a shift in how the richest individuals report their earnings, according to a paper in the Journal of Economic Perspectives.

Extending their “biological clocks” led young Jewish-Israeli women to delay tying the knot and invest in themselves.

Field experiments in India showed that modest interventions improved officer interactions with the community. But the interventions that worked weren't the ones police reformers recommended, according to a paper in the ����� Journal: Economic Policy.

Indonesia's efforts to redraw political boundaries shed light on factors affecting ethnic polarization.

Harvard professor Chris Avery discusses how allowing students to leave their neighborhood for their education may undercut policymakers' goals.

The children of immigrants climb the income ladder faster than kids with US-born parents, especially among the poorest families. This is as true today as it was a century ago, according to a paper in the ����� Review.

How did political elites in Rwanda get civilians to participate in genocide?

Immigrant workers have lower unemployment and find jobs faster than natives. But this can actually do more to increase wages and employment for native-born Americans, according to a paper in the ����� Journal: Macroeconomics.

How threatening are leaky underground petroleum tanks to our health and what should policymakers do about it?

Bruce Caldwell discusses Friedrich Hayek and the history of economic ideas.

Higher education enrollment has grown dramatically since WWII, but the factors that drive attendance have shifted as well. Academic ability has become a much better predictor of college attendance than family background, according to a paper in the ����� Journal: Macroeconomics.

An experiment in Bangladesh showed that its new urban workers can use mobile banking to help support their families in the countryside.

It’s more costly to fill a prescription than ever. Letting managed care organizations administer Medicaid plans could be a powerful tool to bring down drug prices for poorer Americans, according to a paper in the ����� Journal: Applied Economics.

Northwestern’s Kirabo Jackson discusses how schools can help their students by fostering socioemotional development.

How did the 1956 consent decree against Bell Labs spur new inventions?

Economists tackled racial discrimination, border walls, collusion, and more.

Rema Hanna discusses how giving families money affects child development in the long run.

Changes to Denmark’s welfare benefits had a big impact on migration to the country, according to a paper in the ����� Review: Insights. The findings show that social insurance programs and immigration are intimately related issues.

Reforms to African agriculture markets didn’t help farmers or consumers as intended. The reason seems to be with how intermediary traders set prices.

Teens who excelled at math went on to have more productive research careers, but their professional success was also tied to where they were born, according to a paper in the ����� Review: Insights.

A chaotic episode in China’s past paved the way for better schooling in the countryside.

Penny Goldberg discusses how legal gender discrimination affects women’s economic opportunities around the globe.

Do selective high schools help students with disadvantaged backgrounds get into better colleges?

Your choice of where to live affects more than personal finances and lifestyle—it can actually have an impact on your long-term health, according to a paper in the ����� Review.

Could the "interim-payment" model solve the key flaws with research contests?

Florian Hoffman discusses how income disparities have grown in the US and Europe over the last 40 years.

Every year governments in developing countries lose money to graft through antiquated payments systems. E-governance reforms can help stop leakage of public funds, according to a paper in the October issue of the .

How does religious intensity affect development?

An experiment with voters in Pittsburgh demonstrated just how quickly social norms eroded after the 2016 election, according to a paper in the ����� Review..

Why are there such large differences in productivity between companies in the same industry?

Boston University epidemiologist Eleanor Murray says the tools of economics can help her field better understand the impacts of the disease.

When politicians had hiring discretion in Brazil, public sector jobs often went to the least capable but most politically connected applicants, according to a paper in the October issue of the ����� Review.

How fast did economic disparities between immigrants to America converge in the Age of Mass Migration?

To understand the role young firms play in overall job creation, researchers can’t just look at the size and quantity of entrepreneurial ventures—they also need to understand their quality, according to a paper in the ����� Journal: Economic Policy.

How is turnout affected by excuses for not casting a ballot?

Professor Gordon Hanson discusses how competition from China has pushed some communities to the edges of the political spectrum.

When Colombia offered bonuses to soldiers who killed rebels, the incentives backfired and led to an upsurge in the murder of innocent civilians, according to a paper in the August issue of the ����� Journal: Economic Policy.

How much did foreign news broadcasts contribute to the Italian resistance in WWII?

Many technological breakthroughs only happen when researchers step outside of their comfort zones, but the costs of inducing scientists to change the direction of their research are high, according to a paper in the ����� Journal: Applied Economics.

Structural changes are reshaping growth, interest rates, and investment in the world’s economies.

Political scientist Yotam Margalit discusses why economic anxiety alone doesn’t explain the appeal of populist politicians.

Men in Saudi Arabia underestimate how many of their peers think women should be able to work outside the home, according to a paper in the October issue of the ����� Review. Correcting that belief could boost female employment.

Resolving tension between state and local authorities in Brazil boosted needed investments in water and sanitation services.

A sharp depreciation of the Hungarian forint in late 2008 hit households hard, leading to higher default rates and rising unemployment, according to a paper in the ����� Review.

Should policymakers maintain anonymity for financial institutions who need a bailout during a crisis?

Professor Daniel Reck discusses how the US found offshore tax havens and what more it can do.

Parents are price sensitive when it comes to their own health but also for their kids, according to a paper in the August issue of the ����� Journal: Economic Policy. The findings may be a step toward designing better health insurance plans for children.

Is there a way that companies can use consumer data while also respecting their privacy?

Many cities aspire to become high-tech hubs, but it's not easy. A paper in the Journal of Economic Perspectives looks at where tech clusters have located over time and finds, for the most part, the “rich are getting richer.”

Which companies are successful at selling abroad?

Tim Bartik of the Upjohn Institute on how economic development policy is shortchanging poor regions.

Farmers in the developing world don’t buy as much crop insurance as they should, according to a paper in the August issue of the ����� Review. The authors ran an experiment in China to find out why.

Does monitoring traffic intersections make them safer?

Part of the reason why wealth inequality is so severe comes down to how risky people can be with their money, according to a paper in the September issue of the ����� Review.

To what extent can technological disruption lead to civil unrest?

Professor Gary Hoover discusses how to make the economics profession more welcoming to underrepresented groups.

Big data is changing the kind of information that the financial sector produces, according to a paper in the August issue of the ����� Review. The development could be making markets less stable.

How well informed are traders during a panic?

Moving the WIC program to digital payments penalized beneficiaries because fewer stores chose to participate, according to a paper in the June issue of the ����� Review.

How do states respond when young voters gain more political leverage?

Elizabeth Cascio discusses how generational change has contributed to the expanding political gap between men and women in the US.

There’s not a lot evidence that elite colleges produce better educated graduates, but a prestigious degree can still boost earnings, according to a paper in the July issue of the ����� Journal: Applied Economics.

Does offering more career advancement attract less motivated workers?

The 1975 introduction of the EITC program resulted in one million more mothers finding employment by 1980 and fed broader support for women in the workplace, according to a paper in the ����� Journal: Economic Policy.

Would requiring incumbents to match their previous best vote share improve our democracy?

Marianne Bertrand and Matilde Bombardini discuss how much of corporate philanthropy is really lobbying.

Personal homes are a crucial source of wealth for corporate directors trying to support their businesses. Thus, changing house prices have a big impact on the economy through business investment, according to a paper in the July issue of the ����� Review.

The 2018 tariffs caused price spikes to products that weren't even protected.

Only around a third of economics majors are women. One way to encourage more women to enter the field would be to provide female role models, according to a paper in the July issue of the ����� Journal: Applied Economics.

The Philippines redistributed over 6 million hectares of land. But it came with some unintended costs.

Benjamin Feigenberg discusses the effectiveness of border walls on deterring migration.

UK debt managers should rely more on short bonds instead of long bonds, according to a paper in the July issue of the ����� Journal: Macroeconomics. The authors found substantial cost advantages to using short-term debt, even after accounting for refinancing risks.

Are social insurance mandates holding back entrepreneurs?

Reference letters can provide a huge boost to job seekers trying to land an interview, but can also backfire if they are too glowing, according to a paper in the July issue of the ����� Journal: Applied Economics.

Fertility rates are declining in developing countries. Family planning campaigns are part of the reason why.

UCLA professor Daniel Treisman discusses how today’s dictators retain their power and how to fight back.

A few journals play an outsized role in the careers of young economists, even after controlling for quality. The pressure to publish in the top five may be hurting the profession, according to a paper in the June issue of the Journal of Economic Literature.

Publicizing safety violations at one company has ripple effects that lead to improvements at other workplaces.

Researchers at the US Census Bureau say the pay gap in economics is larger among economists employed in academia and the private sector than those working for the federal government. Their paper appears in .

Can a simple message to come home convince insurgents to leave the battlefield?

Harvard professor Mario Small discusses how sociology can help economics diversify its perspective.

Germany’s four-decade separation into communist and capitalist blocks is not the ideal natural experiment that it may look like, according to a paper in the Spring issue of the Journal of Economic Perspectives.

How much do politicians’ relatives get special treatment on the job market?

At-risk youth who enrolled in Canada's Pathways program were more likely to graduate and enroll in college, find employment, and have higher earnings, according to a paper in the .

Healthy people follow health trends. That behavior can actually cloud research.

An ����� interview with 2020 John Bates Clark Medalist Melissa Dell.

Do banks create a culture distinct from the rest of society? A paper in the 2020 issue of the ����� Papers and Proceedings tackles that question by surveying over thirty-eight thousand employees at a major bank.

The oligopolistic smartphone market isn't producing enough phones for consumers.

Retaking the SATs substantially improved students’ scores and increased four-year college enrollment rates, especially for low-income and underrepresented minority students, according to a paper in the May issue of the ����� Journal: Economic Policy.

Why do special economic zones exist?

Stephanie Cellini discusses the ways students are affected in a much maligned industry.

Companies in developing countries that invest in better management can reap the benefits for many years, despite significant managerial turnover, according to a paper in the April issue of the ����� Journal: Applied Economics.

Why are areas near Detroit’s thriving downtown less developed than ones further away?

The decision by refugees to invest in education rather than in accumulating material wealth has generational consequences, according to a paper in the May issue of the ����� Review.

Could the success of a national team be enough to unite a divided nation?

Valerie Ramey discusses what economists have learned about stimulus since the 2008 financial crisis.

A new dataset on job tasks can help economists uncover how work in the US has evolved, according to a paper in the April issue of the ����� Journal: Applied Economics.

How much of the reaction to Fed policy is based on what officials say versus what they do?

It's taking more resources to keep up with the same pace of growth, according to a paper in the April issue of the ����� Review.

Relieving delinquent borrowers requires more than just lower minimum payments.

Gregory Mankiw reflects on three decades as a textbook author.

Treating electricity like a right has undermined universal access to reliable energy sources, according to a paper in the Winter issue of the Journal of Economic Perspectives. Electricity markets in Bihar, India show the consequences in today's chart of the week.

Does economic activity move away from flood-prone areas after catastrophe strikes?

Male doctors referring patients to their male colleagues--or gender homophily—is partly responsible for why female doctors remain underrepresented in medicine, according to a paper in the ����� Journal: Applied Economics.

Can an advertising campaign act as a kind of corporate insurance in a disaster?

How did infrastructure accelerate economic growth in the UK?

How much can state-sponsored industrial espionage close the productivity gap between rival countries? A paper in the April issue of the ����� Review investigates that question.

Moving to nicer neighborhoods has lasting effects on kids' outcomes, especially in their teenage years.

There is a sense among some Americans that immigrants to the US are assimilating more slowly than generations ago. A paper in the ����� Review: Insights suggests those fears are misplaced.

Are poor countries catching up with rich countries?

Income transparency might help reduce wage disparity, but would it make us happier?

Tax write-offs for purchasing business equipment—a feature of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act—boost local employment, but not earnings per worker, according to a paper in the March issue of the ����� Review: Insights.

Why can’t professional forecasters come to a consensus even with the same information?

As other social sciences have been increasingly citing economics research, a paper in the Journal of Economic Literature explores whether economics has become more outward-looking, too.

Would quitting Facebook result in a happier and less polarized society?

Long after a cholera-ridden neighborhood in London was cured, it stayed relatively poor. Why?

Young Americans would like to retire before they are 65, but for most that won't happen. A paper in the February issue of the ����� Journal: Economic Policy provides hard evidence that part of the reason is employer-provided health insurance.

Providing cognitive behavioral therapy to depressed new mothers yielded benefits seven years later.

After the housing bust, policymakers sought to help people with poor credit avoid making risky financial decisions. One program in Chicago required mortgage counseling classes for home buyers with low FICO scores, but it didn't work as intended, according to a paper in the February issue of the .

Is there a link between free trade and deaths of despair?

The ����� interviews Ben Jones about why successful entrepreneurs tend to be older than we think.

India has been blessed with rapid economic growth in recent years. But a closer look shows that some regions haven't kept up with their richer neighbors, according to a paper in the Winter issue of the Journal of Economic Perspectives.

How much does restricting the supply of federal coal reduce carbon emissions?

Maps are an important data source for economists. They shape the decisions of consumers, businesses, and governments in ways that have profound economic implications. Yet, there is no objectively “best” way to represent geography. Rather, maps “reflect the goals, incentives, constraints and choices of map producers, which themselves depend on particular economic and strategic environments,” according to a paper in the Journal of Economic Perspectives.

Uniform markups may be simple, but are states leaving tax revenue on the table?

Do victims of sexual assault have an incentive to file a report earlier than libelers?

If you want to empower women in the developing world, teach young girls family planning and financial literacy, according to a paper in the January issue of the ����� Journal: Applied Economics.

The DACA program significantly boosted high school enrollment for undocumented migrants.

Public research universities in states that have had severe funding cuts for higher education have also had large gains in international students, according to a paper in the ����� Journal: Economic Policy.

More care in crafting patents could be an efficient way to rein in frivolous lawsuits.

The ����� interviews Christopher Tonetti about why older Americans would keep working if they had job flexibility.

The Vietnam War had a lasting impact not only on vets but also their sons, according to a paper in the January issue of the ����� Journal: Applied Economics. The research shows how big policies can have second-generation career effects.

How will Britain’s departure from the EU affect foreign investment?

Being promoted to a top job increases the probability of divorce for women, but not for men. The effects seem to be driven by how career advancement relates to traditional gender norms, according to a paper in the ����� Journal: Applied Economics.

The regulatory process for new medical technology is faster in Europe than the US. But which system benefits consumers the most?

Small farmers are adapting to water loss by leaving the fields and working elsewhere.

Aging societies may be a drag on the econonmy now that interest rates are near zero—confirming the secular stagnation hypothesis—according to a paper in the December issue of the ����� Review: Insights.

Early voting laws can have significant effects on participation and the partisan composition of government.

Texas may show how to keep colleges open to poor students, while still providing a top-notch education.

How does being exposed to violence as a child affect the behavior of asylum seekers in their new host country?

The winners and losers from free trade are decided primarily by occupations—not industries—according to a paper in the December issue of the ����� Review. Jobs with more exposure to foreign competition saw much less growth in Denmark.

How do student opinions a female instructor relative to their male counterparts change over the course of a semester? A paper presented at the 2019 ����� Annual Meeting in Atlanta sought to answer this question.

Economists tackled populism, minimum wages, censorship, and more.

Denmark is the least corrupt country in the world. The fact that they pay their public servants less than private sector wages could be part of the reason, according to a paper in the November issue of the ����� Journal: Economic Policy.

An experiment to get kids eating healthy shows how theories can miss key nuances in the real world.

American students score low on math compared to other countries. But what if the poor performance weren’t a matter of curriculum or overall intelligence, but rather one of student motivation? A paper in the ����� Review: Insights digs into this question.

A more nuanced understanding of diversity can help explain why some nations are better at fostering a common identity.

Having more black physicians could lead to better health among black men.

Early childhood programs can be more effective at increasing future earnings when paired with more K-12 spending, and vice versa, according to a paper in the ����� Journal: Economic Policy.

The ����� interviews Pierre Yared about why government debt keeps rising and how we can get it under control.

Application costs for disability benefits disproportionately impact people who would have qualified, especially those who are less educated and have moderately severe conditions, according to a paper in the ����� Journal: Economic Policy.

What effect does campus racial diversity have on the way whites act toward minority students?

Growing demand for hotels led to fewer, bigger firms in the 70s—but the business didn’t become any less cutthroat.

Trump's 2018 tariffs have fallen mostly on US consumers and importers, according to a paper in the Journal of Economic Perspectives. The protections resulted in higher prices and fewer imported varieties.

The ����� interviews Thiemo Fetzer about how austerity policies after the financial crisis led to Brexit.

As populist movements grow in western Europe, a paper in the Journal of Economic Perspectives examines the extent to which various factions are motivated by economic nationalism.

Did Obamacare regulations bring down premiums? Probably not.

Carbon taxes may be more effective in curbing pollution than previously believed.

Minimum wage laws have significantly increased incomes for the poorest US households, even those who make more than the current level, according to a paper in the ����� Journal: Applied Economics.

Unemployment in Indian villages was exacerbated when laborers resisted pay cuts during bad times.

Why haven't decades of anti-discrimination policies been able to erase the gender wage gap? A simple answer is kids,, according to a paper in the October issue of the ����� Journal: Applied Economics.

New study explores the trustworthiness of applicants to the German police force.

When the employed start looking for work, they can crowd out the unemployed.

How should local communities think about the economic and welfare consequences of natural gas development?

When manufacturing jobs disappeared amid Chinese competition, young men were hit harder than their female counterparts and marriage prospects declined, according to research published in the ����� Review: Insights

Sometimes foundations should invest in the unethical companies they’re trying to undercut.

European domestic banks were more likely to buy bonds issued by their governments when default looked imminent. What persuaded them?

Rent controls in San Francisco helped keep tenants in neighborhoods where they had valuable ties to their community, according to a paper in the ����� Review. But they also discouraged landlords from providing affordable housing.

What would ending NAFTA and Brexit do to car industries around the world?

There's lots of evidence that good early childhood education has lasting benefits for students. But a paper published in the ����� Journal: Economic Policy say universal programs are not benign and can have negative consequences.

Unions provide protections for teachers, but how do they affect students over the long run?

Funding formulas for charter schools should be tied to the cost of educating students.

Unemployment insurance could be made more effective by extending benefits instead of cutting bigger checks, according to a paper in The ����� Review.

Why do many female entrepreneurs in developing countries have lower returns on capital than men?

Cities have adopted sugary beverage taxes to combat public health problems and raise revenue, but critics say such policies unfairly punish poor people. A paper in the Summer issue of the Journal of Economic Perspectives> takes a deeper look at SSB taxes and creates a framework for how policymakers should think about the tradeoffs from such a sin tax.

Civil War-era legislation helped usher in a period of top-down banking panics. Are there lessons for today’s economies?

The ����� interviews Allen Sanderson and John Siegfried about why they believe the NCAA's current model is broken.

Working alongside a friend leads to significant declines in productivity, even if worker wages are cut as a result of poor performance, according to a paper in the July issue of the ����� Journal: Applied Economics.

What happens to a research field when it loses its leader?

What have we learned in the 18 years since 9/11? One of the lessons is that US counter-terrorism measures seem to have worked in reducing transnational attacks, according to a paper in the June issue of the Journal of Economic Literature.

This video looks at how French dailies responded when commercial TV posed competition for ad revenue.

What has censorship done to the Chinese public’s demand for politically sensitive news?

What can the Panama Papers tell us about inequality?

The ����� interviews Naomi Lamoreaux about the history of Americans' response to dominant companies.

The rate of degree attainment at 2-year community colleges remains low. In 2007, the City University of New York launched a program to boost graduation rates, and the evidence so far is that it is working, according to a paper in the July issue of the ����� Journal: Applied Economics.

How much do copyrights affect readers?

Who pays for a raise in the minimum wage and how does it affect job growth?

Publication bias can make results in even the best research journals misleading. Isaiah Andrews and Maximilian Kasy of Harvard offer a method for correcting the problem in their paper published in The ����� Review.

Why do cash-rich companies hire fewer workers?

Paying kidney donors conflicts with many people's sense of morality, but some individuals can be swayed depending on a system's design and effectiveness, according to a paper in The ����� Review.

Was it just bad luck, or was there something about how businesses responded that drove the slowdown?

A threat paired with insights from behavioral economics can help ensure companies pay their taxes.

It's taken for granted in business circles that good management is essential for a successful company. Economists, on the other hand, have tended to downplay its role compared to other factors like technology and cheap labor. But the professors may be coming around. Research in the January issue of The ����� Review makes a strong case for the long-term benefits of managerial best practices.

The ����� interviews managing editor Tim Taylor about helping college professors find articles for their syllabuses.

Inequality in China has expanded significantly since the late-1970s and is now approaching US levels, according to a paper in The ����� Review.

Remote capitals may bring stability, but their governments can lose touch with the people.

Could an "Avon-like" entrepreneurial program reduce child mortality in developing countries?

How much does disability insurance discourage work?

Average monthly earnings for people who rent rooms through platforms like Airbnb are rising, while income from transportation services is going in the opposite direction, according to a paper in ����� Papers and Proceedings.

How can watching apolitical television programs drive voter behavior?

How do the firms of today match up with the firms of yesterday?

How much do countries like Saudi Arabia distort the global oil market? Researchers at Duke, KU Leuven, and UCLA developed a new technique for measuring misallocation that is featured in today's chart of the week

The ����� interviews Desmond Ang about the long-run effects of federal oversight of election laws.

Black Americans seem to be getting more optimistic overall about their futures while whites are are becoming more pessimistic. David Blanchflower and Andrew Oswald explore this in an article featured in this chart of the week.

What should state governments do to improve the quality of nursing homes? Pennsylvania may offer some lessons.

How do investments in the service sector affect economic growth in developing countries?

Most of America’s frustration with monopolies gets directed at corporate giants like Facebook and Google. But many industries may be consolidating in a more subtle way. Smaller mergers that go under regulators’ radar could be playing a big role in concentrating local markets across the country, according to a paper in the June issue of The ����� Review: Insights.

In a randomized controlled trial, telling students about loans led to more borrowing, but also better grades.

Economics departments in the UK have lagged other disciplines in promoting more women over the past decade, according to a paper in the ����� Papers and Proceedings.

What are the effects of enrolling younger children in a pre-K program?

When factories leave town, does violence get worse?

Payroll tax cuts for young workers in Sweden didn't raise their wages, according to a paper in the May issue of the ����� Review. But lower taxes did spur youth employment.

Why would anybody want to keep taking on expensive high-interest loans?

China quickly has become a global leader in robot usage, and policymakers and workers are welcoming the change rather than worrying about displacement of blue collar labor, according to a paper in the Journal of Economic Perspectives.

When sellers know too much about buyers, both can suffer.

The 1996 Welfare Reform Act took a strong stance against criminals receiving welfare. But banning drug felons from receiving food stamps only made them more likely to return to crime, according to a paper in the May issue of the ����� Journal: Economic Policy.