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Expanding access to elections

January 17, 2020
Early voting laws can have significant effects on participation and the partisan composition of government.
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Tuition troubles

January 13, 2020
Texas may show how to keep colleges open to poor students, while still providing a top-notch education.
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Carrying the scars of conflict

January 8, 2020
How does being exposed to violence as a child affect the behavior of asylum seekers in their new host country?
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Judging on gender

December 30, 2019
Student opinions of an instructor evolve differently depending on whether they're being taught by a man or woman.
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2019 in Research Highlights

December 27, 2019
Economists tackled populism, minimum wages, censorship, and more.
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You can’t buy honesty

December 23, 2019
Boosting public sector wages might attract candidates more prone to corruption.