Promoting smaller families

July 13, 2020

Fertility rates are declining in poor countries. Family planning campaigns are part of the reason why.

Autocracies in the information age

July 8, 2020

UCLA professor Daniel Treisman discusses how today’s dictators retain their power and how to fight back.

Regulation by shaming

July 2, 2020

Publicizing safety violations at one company has ripple effects that lead to improvements at other workplaces.

Rebel radio

June 29, 2020

Can a simple message to come home convince insurgents to leave the battlefield?

Rethinking racial discrimination

June 24, 2020

Harvard professor Mario Small discusses how sociology can help economics diversify its perspective.

Clean hands and dirty jobs

June 19, 2020

How much do politicians’ relatives get special treatment on the job market?

Figuring out what works

June 15, 2020

Healthy people follow health trends. That behavior can actually cloud research.

The persistence of poverty and insecurity

June 10, 2020

The AEA interviews 2020 John Bates Clark Medalist Melissa Dell.

Few companies, fewer products

June 5, 2020

The oligopolistic smartphone market isn't producing enough phones for consumers.

Tariff exemptions and political connections

June 1, 2020

Why do special economic zones exist?