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Beyond the lab

February 22, 2021

Do experiments with student participants produce valid measures of behavior within the general population?

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The consequences of school choice

February 3, 2021

Harvard professor Chris Avery discusses how allowing students to leave their neighborhood for their education may undercut policymakers' goals.

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Immigrants and upward mobility

February 1, 2021

Children of foreign-born parents climb the income ladder faster than kids of US-born parents, especially among the poorest families.

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Mobilizing the masses to murder

January 29, 2021

How did political elites in Rwanda get civilians to participate in genocide?

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Wholesale collusion?

December 18, 2020

Reforms to African agriculture markets didn’t help farmers or consumers as intended. The reason seems to be with how intermediary traders set prices.

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Rural education and the send-down movement

December 14, 2020

A chaotic episode in China’s past paved the way for better schooling in the countryside.

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Moving to a healthier place

December 2, 2020

Hurricane Katrina forced New Orleanians to uproot and live somewhere else. What effect did that have on their health?

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Devotion and economic progress

November 20, 2020

How does religious intensity affect development?

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Mainstreaming the extreme

November 18, 2020

How quickly can social norms erode after a surprising election?

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The spoils system in Brazil

November 9, 2020

How often do elected officials use hiring decisions as a patronage tool?