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Mobile money and migration

January 15, 2021

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

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A dose of managed care

January 13, 2021

How much do privately administered insurance plans bring down drug prices for Medicaid enrollees?

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Elite education and affirmative action

December 4, 2020

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

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Plugging the leaks

November 23, 2020

Do e-governance reforms stop the theft of public funds?

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The not-so-hot melting pot

November 6, 2020

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

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Radio war

October 23, 2020

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

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Nudging science in new directions

October 21, 2020

How much does it cost to coax researchers outside of their comfort zones?

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The elite-school wage premium

August 17, 2020

How much does going to a prestigious college matter?

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Representation matters

July 29, 2020

How much can role models help to diversify the economics profession?

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Building barriers

July 22, 2020

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