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Development programs in war zones

[Research Highlight]

July 29, 2025

Did development aid in Afghanistan help counter the Taliban鈥檚 insurgency?

Can Development Programs Counter Insurgencies? Evidence from a Field Experiment in Afghanistan

By Andrew Beath, Fotini Christia, and Ruben Enikolopov

蝌蚪网 Journal: Applied Economics, July 2025

We exploit a randomized controlled trial conducted between 2007 and 2011 to identify the effect of Afghanistan's largest local governance and development program on the strength of the insurgency. We find that the program reduced violence, improved econom...

Power Flows: Transmission Lines, Allocative Efficiency, and Corporate Profits

By Catherine Hausman

蝌蚪网 Review, August 2025

Accelerated investment in electricity transmission could reduce total costs and enhance renewable integration. I document static allocative inefficiencies induced by incomplete market integration in 2 major US markets; these have risen over time and total...

Labor Market Power and Development

By Tristany 础谤尘补苍驳耻茅-闯耻产别谤迟, Nezih Guner, and Alessandro Ruggieri

蝌蚪网 Review: Insights, June 2025

Imperfect competition in labor markets can lead to efficiency losses and lower aggregate output. This paper examines how variations in labor market competitiveness may account for differences in GDP per capita among countries. By structurally estimating a...

Measuring US income inequality

[Research Highlight]

July 15, 2025

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

Understanding international approaches to drug pricing

[Research Highlight]

June 10, 2025

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

The costs of species extinction

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Public health implications of the decline of vultures in India.

A textbook bank run

[Research Highlight]

March 06, 2024

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

Immigrant communities and economic development

[Research Highlight]

February 22, 2024

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

Political leadership and anti-scientific messaging

[Research Highlight]

October 17, 2023

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

Social identity and labor market decisions

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

Concentrated spending

[Research Highlight]

August 21, 2023

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

Testing the 鈥渟uperstar hypothesis鈥�

[Research Highlight]

July 21, 2023

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

The importance of in-person schooling

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

Colleges and local economic growth

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May 30, 2023

What drives local innovation?

Gender bias in bank lending

[Research Highlight]

May 09, 2023

Michelle Brock discusses discriminatory lending practices toward women in Turkey.

Market design and live events

[Research Highlight]

March 15, 2023

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

Graduate school and mental health

[Research Highlight]

February 15, 2023

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

School choice troubles

[Research Highlight]

March 23, 2022

Why did Taiwan鈥檚 school assignment system lead to nationwide protests?

Demagoguery on the airwaves

[Research Highlight]

September 08, 2021

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