American Economic Review

ISSN 0002-8282 (Print) | ISSN 1944-7981 (Online)

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A solution creates a problem

August 26, 2020
An anti-poverty program improved monitoring by going digital and inadvertently reduced access for people it aimed to help.
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Regulation by shaming

July 2, 2020
Publicizing safety violations at one company has ripple effects that lead to improvements at other workplaces.
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Rebel radio

June 29, 2020
Can a simple message to come home convince insurgents to leave the battlefield?
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Investing in themselves

May 20, 2020
Displaced migrants often prioritize their education over physical assets when they resettle, leading to generational consequences.