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Mismeasuring inflation and GDP

May 16, 2017
Bloomberg features a paper in the Journal of Economic Perspectives that questions the accuracy of estimates of GDP and price growth.
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Beyond the wall

May 12, 2017
Evidence that just the threat of stricter immigration enforcement can deter newcomers
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You can make this stuff up

May 10, 2017
How did "fake news" affect the 2016 U.S. presidential election?
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How insurers favor lower cost Medicare patients

May 8, 2017
The New York Times cited an article in the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy that showed how insurers design benefits to favor patients with conditions that are less costly to treat.