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Building better bureaucracy

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The effects of the Pendleton Act on the quality of public services in the United States

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Curtailing Mafia influence

August 6, 2024

Dismissing corrupt city councils promoted long-run economic benefits in Italian municipalities.

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A timeline of US big business

July 25, 2024

How long has corporate concentration been growing?

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The political consequences of NAFTA

July 2, 2024

Jiwon Choi and Gavin Wright discuss the economic and political fallout of the North American Free Trade Agreement.

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Public works in the city

May 21, 2024

Do government employment programs boost the welfare of the urban poor in developing countries?

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Information inequality

April 24, 2024

Do US voters share a common baseline of political facts?

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Restructuring microcredit contracts

April 17, 2024

Can larger financial packages lead to sustained improvements in performance?

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Expanding public options

March 27, 2024

When should state-owned companies compete with the private sector?

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The roots of US innovation clusters

February 14, 2024

Daniel Gross and Bhaven Sampat discuss the impact of one of the largest shocks to federal R&D funding in US economic history.

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Recovering from economic depressions

January 23, 2024

Did ending the gold standard help countries escape from the Great Depression?