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The economic fallout from environmental crises

March 6, 2023

The effect of the Flint water crisis on housing prices.

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Falling wages and discretionary pay-setting practices

February 6, 2023

A decline in the use of standardized pay rates contributed to stagnating wages from the 1970s to the mid-1990s.

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Teacher diversity in the classroom

January 10, 2023

Does exposure to same-race teachers help students in the long run?

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2022 in Research Highlights

December 27, 2022

Economists addressed the returns to an economics degree, why workers in bigger cities have higher wages, grade inflation, and more.

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Parental investment and educational attainment

November 28, 2022

How does family background affect college completion?

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The economic origins of self-governance

November 2, 2022

How did commerce in England influence parliamentary representation?

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Local elections in China

October 3, 2022

Why do autocracies sometimes use democratic institutions?

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Trading places

September 7, 2022

How much does trade impact urbanization?

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The urban wage premium

August 8, 2022

Why do workers in larger cities make more money than their peers in smaller cities?

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eLearn Classrooms

July 13, 2022

An experiment in Pakistan shows the power of giving teachers expert-led videos to use as aids in the classroom.