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Measuring consumption inequality

November 1, 2021

Warehouse stores reduce the frequency of shopping trips.

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Weathering a sudden stop

August 13, 2021

What are the long-term effects of short-term financial crises?

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Paying attention to price hikes

July 2, 2021

How do consumers respond to increases in sales tax?

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The effectiveness of HARP

May 3, 2021

How do homeowners respond when they can suddenly refinance their mortgages at lower rates?

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Climate change and migration

March 31, 2021

Klaus Desmet discusses how accounting for spatial shifts changes estimates of how rising sea levels will affect the economy.

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Competition or creation?

January 27, 2021

Do immigrants hurt the job prospects of native-born workers?

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The shifting patterns of college attendance

January 19, 2021

Family status used to determine enrollment in higher education. Now, it’s more about academic ability.

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The rise of the service economy

October 19, 2020

Structural changes are reshaping growth, interest rates, and investment in the world’s economies.

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Balancing land reform and productivity

July 27, 2020

The Philippines redistributed over 6 million hectares of land. But it came with some unintended costs.

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Managing the national debt

July 20, 2020

What type of bonds should governments issue?