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Regulation by shaming

July 2, 2020
Publicizing safety violations at one company has ripple effects that lead to improvements at other workplaces.
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Rebel radio

June 29, 2020
Can a simple message to come home convince insurgents to leave the battlefield?
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Rethinking racial discrimination

June 24, 2020
Harvard professor Mario Small discusses how sociology can help economics diversify its perspective.
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Clean hands and dirty jobs

June 19, 2020
How much do politicians’ relatives get special treatment on the job market?
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Breaking the poverty cycle

June 17, 2020
Can a support program for disadvantaged high school students have lasting effects?
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Figuring out what works

June 15, 2020
Healthy people follow health trends. That behavior can actually cloud research.
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Financial culture

June 8, 2020
Do bankers have different values than the rest of society?