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How much does a hurricane cost?

August 4, 2017

It's more than we thought.

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Will work for insurance

June 23, 2017

Would expanding Medicaid make people less willing to hold a job?

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Hiring at home

June 21, 2017

How Saudi Arabia boosted employment and why its success was so costly

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You have the right to an attorney

June 6, 2017

Expanding access to legal counsel would benefit criminal suspects, but what about everybody else?

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Texas tuition cuts provide a preview of what free community college could look like

May 22, 2017

But money isn’t the only impediment to higher achievement

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Beyond the wall

May 12, 2017

Evidence that just the threat of stricter immigration enforcement can deter newcomers

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Can price controls at hospitals help the uninsured?

May 1, 2017

The consequences of ‘fair pricing laws’

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From the archives: Do intellectual property protections close off new research avenues?

April 20, 2017

In the 2017 AEJ:Policy Best Paper, the authors track thousands of lab mice to study scientific innovation

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Do expectant parents skew their babies’ birthdates for tax purposes?

April 19, 2017

How a late December baby can pay off in April

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Why do 100 million Americans give interest-free loans to the government each year?

April 10, 2017

The mysterious prevalence of tax refunds