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Is it too hard for cities to get denser?
August 17, 2016
Measuring the holdout problem in Los Angeles County
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Are the Olympics ever worth it for the host city?
August 8, 2016
Economic benefits from mega-events like the Olympics are often overstated
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Can American agriculture adapt to a hotter climate?
August 3, 2016
How corn and soybean crops fared in the counties hit hardest by climate change
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Can it be rational to overweight very unlikely events?
July 29, 2016
Why this behavioral bias might actually be a canny evolutionary strategy
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Did the introduction of the printing press bolster social capital in Africa?
July 25, 2016
How missionaries’ attempts to spread the written gospel can have unexpected side benefits
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Do Chinese government inflation data hold up to scrutiny?
July 18, 2016
Engel curves reveal a more complicated story about inflation and growth than official statistics
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Are colonial-era borders drawn by Europeans holding Africa back?
July 13, 2016
How the “Scramble for Africa” may still be fueling ethnic conflict
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What happens to women’s health when women’s health clinics disappear?
July 6, 2016
Evidence from clinic closures in Texas and Wisconsin
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