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Why so many French firms are stuck at 49 employees

November 28, 2016

The unintended consequences of workplace regulations that kick in when companies pass a size threshold

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Why projecting marijuana use after legalization is so difficult

November 21, 2016

Prices, accessibility, and attitudes are all thrown into flux when marijuana is legalized

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Enabling disabled kids on welfare

November 16, 2016

Will they flourish in the labor market without government support?

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Do high taxes motivate star inventors to relocate?

November 4, 2016

Tracking where Russia's top inventors went after the fall of the Soviet Union

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Are hospitals more like other businesses than we thought?

November 2, 2016

Health care providers didn't think the rules of the marketplace applied to them. A new study suggests they were wrong.

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Have green building codes succeeded in saving energy?

October 19, 2016

Energy savings from efficiency requirements prove hard to find

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What are the GDP data hiding?

September 26, 2016

Average incomes don't tell the whole story about the economic well-being of nations

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A new way to measure the impact of charter schools

September 19, 2016

Video from the AEA explaining researchers' new approach to a burning question in the world of education

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Does export manufacturing undercut education in industrializing countries?

August 22, 2016

How the spread of trade-oriented manufacturing in Mexico affected dropout rates

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Are colonial-era borders drawn by Europeans holding Africa back?

July 13, 2016

How the “Scramble for Africa” may still be fueling ethnic conflict