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As incomes become more unequal, are standards of living diverging too?
September 14, 2015
The debate over measuring consumption inequality
Research Highlights Article
Should schools implement tougher grading standards?
September 9, 2015
The economics of grade inflation
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What do effective charter schools have in common?
September 3, 2015
Research tells us to look beyond traditional metrics like class size
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Does impatience lead to lower lifetime earnings?
August 31, 2015
Patient people are much more likely to finish school
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Has tribal gaming been a boon for American Indians?
August 24, 2015
What happened after a 1987 Supreme Court decision opened the door to gambling on tribal lands
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How do divorce laws affect the financial lives of married couples?
August 17, 2015
How a revolution in divorce laws changed U.S. marriages
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How do firms respond to quality disclosure requirements?
August 10, 2015
Evidence that airlines are gaming the on-time flight rankings
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Can pathogen concentrations explain which countries developed sooner?
August 3, 2015
A new unified growth model of the demographic transition
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