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Policy interventions in conflict areas

June 11, 2024

Do cash transfer programs foster peace or fuel violence in unstable regions?

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Debt collection

March 18, 2024

How prevalent is wage garnishment in the United States?

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Comparing labor market efficiency across Europe

October 10, 2023

How do the consequences of losing a job vary in different European countries?

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Unequal growth in learning

September 26, 2023

Was remote instruction a driver of the widening academic achievement gap between high- and low-poverty school districts during the pandemic?

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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.

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The importance of in-person schooling

June 20, 2023

How did virtual learning during the pandemic impact student test scores?

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Mental health therapy in the developing world

January 23, 2023

Nathan Barker discusses the impact of cognitive behavioral therapy in rural Ghana.

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Testing the pollution-haven hypothesis

October 11, 2022

Do tighter environmental regulations in developed countries shift polluting activities to developing countries?

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School bullying, cyberbullying, and remote learning

September 19, 2022

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

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Immigrants as job-creators

March 23, 2022

Are companies started by non-native founders more innovative?