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Research Highlights Podcast

How economists can help combat COVID-19

November 11, 2020
Boston University epidemiologist Eleanor Murray says the tools of economics can help her field better understand the impacts of the disease.
Research Highlights Article

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?
Research Highlights Podcast

Importing polarization

October 28, 2020
Professor Gordon Hanson discusses how competition from China has pushed some communities to the edges of the political spectrum.
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Deadly incentives

October 26, 2020
In Colombia, stronger incentives for the military to kill rebels backfired.
Research Highlights Article

Radio war

October 23, 2020
How much did foreign news broadcasts contribute to the Italian resistance in WWII?