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War, trade, and social ties

January 30, 2023

Does armed conflict reduce trade through the erosion of intergroup trust?

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Delegating authority

January 17, 2023

How does the need for coordination affect organization design?

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2022 in Featured Charts

December 20, 2022

Economists tackled inequality, political turnover, air pollution, and more.

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Social media and depression

December 5, 2022

How did the rollout of Facebook affect the mental health of college students?

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More information, more polarization

November 21, 2022

Do efforts at persuasion in modern autocracies entrench political opinions?

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Life cycle income profiles

November 9, 2022

Lifetime earnings data provide insights on how average earnings for men and women in the United States have changed over time.

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Predistribution vs redistribution

October 27, 2022

Why is income inequality higher in the United States than in Europe?

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Testing the pollution-haven hypothesis

October 11, 2022

Do tighter environmental regulations in developed countries shift polluting activities to developing countries?

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The equity of taxing tobacco

September 26, 2022

How regressive are cigarette taxes?

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Housing debt and mobility

September 13, 2022

Do underwater mortgages stop people from moving?