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Gender Quotas in Politics

August 28, 2017
Putting more women on the ballot can improve male politicians too
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Reconsidering Police Militarization

August 28, 2017
The Washington Post and The New York Times cite two articles that appear in the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
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Wheat or Strawberries?

August 23, 2017
For farmers in developing countries, it's not an easy choice
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Debts and Disasters

August 21, 2017
Why did household debt decrease after Hurricane Katrina?
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Eponymous Entrepreneurs

August 21, 2017
The Economist features a paper that appeared in the June issue of The American Economic Review.
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Mentoring at the margins

August 18, 2017
What can high schools do to boost a student's chances of enrolling in college?
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Preventing teen pregnancies

August 16, 2017
When Colorado expanded access to long-acting reversible contraceptives, what impact did it have on teen birth rates?