Research Highlight

Autocracies in the information age

July 8, 2020

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

Chart of the Week

The tyranny of the top five

July 6, 2020

Is there too much pressure to publish in the highest-ranked journals?

Research Highlight

Regulation by shaming

July 2, 2020

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

Chart of the Week

Seeking equity outside academia

July 1, 2020

Is the economics profession’s pay gap different when working for the government?

Research Highlight

Rebel radio

June 29, 2020

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

Research Highlight

Rethinking racial discrimination

June 24, 2020

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

Chart of the Week

The enduring effect of communism

June 22, 2020

East Germany hasn’t caught up with the rest of the country. Why?

Research Highlight

Clean hands and dirty jobs

June 19, 2020

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

Chart of the Week

Breaking the poverty cycle

June 17, 2020

Can a support program for disadvantaged high school students have lasting effects?

Research Highlight

Figuring out what works

June 15, 2020

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