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The AEA interviews Pierre Yared about why government debt keeps rising and how we can get it under control.

What effect does campus racial diversity have on the way whites act toward minority students?

Growing demand for hotels led to fewer, bigger firms in the 70s—but the business didn’t become any less cutthroat.

The AEA interviews Thiemo Fetzer about how austerity policies after the financial crisis led to Brexit.

Did Obamacare regulations bring down premiums? Probably not.

Carbon taxes may be more effective in curbing pollution than previously believed.

Unemployment in Indian villages was exacerbated when laborers resisted pay cuts during bad times.

New study explores the trustworthiness of applicants to the German police force.

When the employed start looking for work, they can crowd out the unemployed.

How should local communities think about the economic and welfare consequences of natural gas development?