When do financial incentives lead to healthy habits?

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March 26, 2016

A trick for extending the shelf life of workplace fitness incentives

When hospitals compete, do patients win?

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May 05, 2016

One of the 2016 AEJ Best Papers gives a new meaning to "healthy competition"

Obamacare Sign-Ups Could Get A Bump As Higher Penalties Kick In

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March 05, 2016

NPR's Morning Edition covered an AER article in a story about health insurance penalties

Can strong peer networks close the gender gap in entrepreneurship?

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May 14, 2016

How training with friends can prepare female entrepreneurs for success

Was the U.S. banking system too systemic to fail in 2008?

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June 02, 2016

Why future bailouts might still be required even if big banks are broken up

Why does the economy do better when Democrats are in the White House?

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June 13, 2016

Interpreting the post-war economic growth gap

Did the U.S. housing boom obscure a massive manufacturing bust?

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June 17, 2016

The housing bubble might help solve a mystery about the declining job prospects of noncollege men

Why do mothers with medical degrees get fewer C-sections?

[Research Highlight]

March 03, 2016

Better information can make a big difference for patients

Do employers frown on for-profit colleges and online degrees?

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March 21, 2016

Researchers submitted thousands of fictitious resumes to find out

What happens to women’s health when women’s health clinics disappear?

[Research Highlight]

June 24, 2016

Evidence from clinic closures in Texas and Wisconsin

One year of Research Highlights

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June 27, 2016

Catch up on our most-read stories from the past twelve months

Do Minimum-Wage Hikes Mean Healthier Babies?

[News]

July 14, 2016

A piece in The Atlantic cited a 2012 piece from the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy about the connection between family income and infant health

Did the introduction of the printing press bolster social capital in Africa?

[Research Highlight]

July 18, 2016

How missionaries’ attempts to spread the written gospel can have unexpected side benefits

Does export manufacturing undercut education in industrializing countries?

[Research Highlight]

August 22, 2016

How the spread of trade-oriented manufacturing in Mexico affected dropout rates

How Yelp Reviews Can Help Improve Patient Care

[News]

September 12, 2016

The NYT Upshot cited a recent paper in the American Economic Review about competition in the U.S. health care industry

What are the GDP data hiding?

[Research Highlight]

September 12, 2016

Average incomes don't tell the whole story about the economic well-being of nations

Does health insurance improve families’ financial health?

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August 24, 2016

Evidence from Massachusetts health reform

The far-reaching effects when a mother stops smoking

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October 07, 2016

A mom's decision to kick the habit while pregnant can reduce her child's sick days years later

A polluted mind

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October 14, 2016

Poor air quality on the day of a test can have big impacts on how well a student performs.