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One year of Research Highlights

June 29, 2016

Catch up on our most-read stories from the past twelve months

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Why does the economy do better when Democrats are in the White House?

June 20, 2016

Interpreting the post-war economic growth gap

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Was the U.S. banking system too systemic to fail in 2008?

June 8, 2016

Why future bailouts might still be required even if big banks are broken up

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Why are some schools surprisingly good at producing star math students?

June 3, 2016

Understanding the source of high math achievement

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Are inattentive taxpayers responding to tax incentives that don't exist?

March 30, 2016

Confusion reigns when families lose the Child Tax Credit

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Do employers frown on for-profit colleges and online degrees?

March 23, 2016

Researchers submitted thousands of fictitious resumes to find out

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Is 'The Match' responsible for medical residents' low salaries?

March 17, 2016

Understanding the controversy surrounding the job market for residents

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Prices are sticky – but does it matter?

March 7, 2016

New evidence in a long-running debate

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Does economic distress impair decision-making abilities?

February 29, 2016

How decision-making and cognitive function are affected by payday

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Did Lincoln's resolve take the South by surprise?

February 19, 2016

What prices on the New Orleans slave market can teach us about the Civil War