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The increasing quality of job matching

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Better job screening is decreasing the rate of worker turnover.

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Market failures vs. regulatory shortcomings

March 4, 2022

Market-based reforms from 1999 to 2012 significantly decreased the costs of producing electricity in the United States.

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Quarters vs. semesters

February 21, 2022

How does switching to a different academic calendar impact students?

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Publishing the most valuable findings

February 11, 2022

What are the tradeoffs journal editors must weigh when choosing which papers to accept?

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The spread of the Women’s Temperance Crusade

February 7, 2022

How is collective action shaped by networked information technologies?

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Fighting brands and mobile phone plans

January 28, 2022

How do incumbent companies react to a new competitor?

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Career training

January 24, 2022

What are the long-run impacts of vocational education on labor market outcomes?

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The downside of great expectations

January 14, 2022

How do overly optimistic growth forecasts affect a nation’s economy?

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2021 in Research Highlights

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Economists addressed the recovery of Southern wealth after the Civil War, why the United States has the best research universities, Facebook filters, and more.

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License to die

December 17, 2021

What impact does driving have on teenage mortality and risky behavior?