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Estimating Frisch elasticity

March 10, 2021
A temporary tax holiday in Switzerland offers insights into how workers adjust to income changes.
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Supreme polarization

March 3, 2021
University of Chicago law professor Daniel Hemel discusses whether the nation’s highest court is facing a legitimacy crisis and, if so, what to do about it.
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The globalization of American universities

March 1, 2021
Foreign students are a growing presence on college campuses. Whether they stay in the United States after graduation largely depends on job opportunities back home.
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Disappearing gazelles

February 24, 2021
Fewer high-growth startups could be making the US economy much less dynamic.
Research Highlights Article

Beyond the lab

February 22, 2021
Do experiments with student participants produce valid measures of behavior within the general population?