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Keep it in the ground

February 28, 2020

How much does restricting the supply of federal coal reduce carbon emissions?

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Dreaming of an education

February 14, 2020

The DACA program significantly boosted high school enrollment for undocumented migrants.

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Foreign investment

February 12, 2020

Public research universities in states that have had severe funding cuts for higher education have also had large gains in international students.

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Tuition troubles

January 13, 2020

Texas may show how to keep colleges open to poor students, while still providing a top-notch education.

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You can’t buy honesty

December 23, 2019

Boosting public sector wages might attract candidates more prone to corruption.

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The unintended effects of incentives

December 20, 2019

An experiment to get kids eating healthy shows how theories can miss key nuances in the real world.

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From start to finish

December 9, 2019

Preschool is more effective when paired with more K-12 spending. And vice versa.

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Embracing our differences

December 2, 2019

What effect does campus racial diversity have on the way whites act toward minority students?

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An efficient way to reduce emissions

November 15, 2019

Carbon taxes may be more effective in curbing pollution than previously believed.

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The downside of universal child care

October 9, 2019

Plenty of research finds positive effects of early childhood education. But can it ever have negative consequences?