American Economic Review

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

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Risky business

March 13, 2019
How did an insurance requirement force small drillers out of Texas' oil and gas industry?
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Earn less, pay more

February 27, 2019
Can income tax policy explain how globalization drives income inequality?
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Expanding access vs. controlling costs

January 23, 2019
A new paper examines some of the factors that may drive patient choices to pursue expensive fertility treatments.
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Encouraging innovation

January 16, 2019
What effect do patents have on the potential for a technology to be used in future product development?
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Boys' club

January 14, 2019
An elite education can propel someone into a top corporate job...if they are a wealthy man.