American Economic Review

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

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The short end of the stick

September 6, 2017
Preferring one child can stunt the others’ growth.
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Gender Quotas in Politics

August 28, 2017
Putting more women on the ballot can improve male politicians too
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An A+ experiment

July 12, 2017
How report cards transformed Pakistan's educational market
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No strings attached

July 10, 2017
Can conflicts of interest be mutually beneficial?
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What's in a name?

June 19, 2017
Companies named for their founders do better. This video explains why more firms don't bear their owners’ names
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The resource curse in action

June 12, 2017
Violence in mineral-rich regions of Africa rose along with commodity prices