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Horizontal growth

December 20, 2021

How do innovative companies diversify their product portfolios?

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The recovery of Southern wealth after the Civil War

November 10, 2021

Leah Boustan discusses how White slaveholding families in the US South rebuilt their fortunes after emancipation.

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Sharing fake news

November 3, 2021

Overconfidence in detecting lies may be helping them spread.

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How public policy affects private schools

October 22, 2021

Reforms in funding for New York City’s public schools had consequences for the private school sector.

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The rise of advertising giants in the attention economy

October 18, 2021

Is consolidation among marketing networks driving down online advertising sales?

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Growth by proximity

October 13, 2021

Enrico Moretti discusses the effect of high-tech hubs on innovation.

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Barriers to expanding coverage

October 8, 2021

How can developing countries mitigate the challenges to universal health insurance?

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Slipping into a Kafkaesque state

September 24, 2021

To what extent is poorly written legislation causing bureaucratic nightmares?

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The long-run benefits of Medicaid

September 22, 2021

Health insurance for minority children leads to better health and higher levels of employment.

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Location and mortality

August 11, 2021

Why do people in some parts of the United States live longer than others?