Chart of the Week The risk of research April 12, 2021 How do companies weigh the tradeoffs with R&D investment?
Chart of the Week Free movement and labor markets April 7, 2021 A policy reform in Switzerland helped estimate the effect of foreign workers on native employment and wages.
Chart of the Week Deadly deadlines March 29, 2021 “Desk-clearing” by drug agencies has consequences for public safety.
Chart of the Week The top 10 percent through the ages March 24, 2021 How unequal were the Middle Ages compared to today?
Chart of the Week Spending now or saving for later March 15, 2021 How do lump-sum severance payments affect consumption for laid-off workers?
Chart of the Week Estimating Frisch elasticity March 10, 2021 A temporary tax holiday in Switzerland offers insights into how workers adjust to income changes.
Chart of the Week The globalization of American universities March 1, 2021 Foreign students are a growing presence on college campuses. Whether they stay in the United States after graduation largely depends on job opportunities back home.
Chart of the Week Disappearing gazelles February 24, 2021 Fewer high-growth startups could be making the US economy much less dynamic.
Chart of the Week Business incomes at the top February 16, 2021 The rich have changed the way they report their income. That has important consequences for how economists measure inequality.
Chart of the Week Can policing be reformed? February 10, 2021 A series of experiments in India changed officer behavior with relatively modest interventions.