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Expanding public options

March 27, 2024

When should state-owned companies compete with the private sector?

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Immigrant communities and economic development

February 28, 2024

The effect of established Danish settlements on the US dairy industry.

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Expanding markets

January 30, 2024

What happens to incumbents when more sellers are added to online platforms?

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2023 in Research Highlights

December 19, 2023

Economists addressed issues related to graduate student mental health, teacher diversity, the origin of government, and more.

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Global trade and unionization

December 5, 2023

What role did the surge in China imports have on already declining union rates?

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Shifting to work from home

November 20, 2023

How did work-from-home arrangements in the United States evolve during and after the pandemic?

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Political leadership and anti-scientific messaging

October 18, 2023

Do populist challenges to scientific recommendations lead citizens to adopt risky behavior?

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The economics of autocratic legalism

September 20, 2023

How do modern autocracies immiserate their populace to satisfy the elite?

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Concentrated spending

August 22, 2023

Why are US households spending more money on fewer products and showing increasing divergence from each other in their selections?

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Testing the “superstar hypothesis”

July 24, 2023

The historic rollout of television in the United States provides a natural experiment in scale-related technological change.