Research Highlights

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Archive

Parental investment and educational attainment

November 28, 2022

How does family background affect college completion?

The costs of cultural traditions

November 15, 2022

Eduardo Montero and Dean Yang discuss the long-term economic consequences of religious festivals in Mexico that coincide with peak planting or harvest months.

The economic origins of self-governance

November 2, 2022

How did commerce in England influence parliamentary representation?

Fundraising Appeals and the Lift/Shift Question

October 20, 2022

Sarah Smith discusses the impact of major fundraising interventions on overall charitable donations.

Local elections in China

October 3, 2022

Why do autocracies sometimes use democratic institutions?

School bullying, cyberbullying, and remote learning

September 19, 2022

Andrew Bacher-Hicks and Joshua Goodman discuss the effects of the pandemic on bullying.

Trading places

September 7, 2022

How much does trade impact urbanization?

Protecting vulnerable kids

August 22, 2022

Joseph Doyle discusses the history and economics of foster care in the United States.

The urban wage premium

August 8, 2022

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

Grade inflation and graduation

July 25, 2022

Jeffrey Denning discusses how lower grading standards have led to higher college completion rates.