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Innovation for a greener future

January 17, 2018

By inducing innovation, carbon taxes can achieve more at a lower cost.

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Growth at the extremes

January 15, 2018

Polarization in the US job market may have begun decades earlier than previously believed.

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Schooling, scores, and state economies

October 16, 2017

Knowledge capital can drive economic growth.

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How the growing service sector shrank the gender gap

October 4, 2017

A video about the role that the service economy played in leveling the playing field in the labor market.

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Tomorrow's Prices

July 21, 2017

An interview with Alberto Cavallo on why consumers have such a hard time thinking about inflation

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Why prices didn’t plummet during the Great Recession

April 26, 2017

Searching for the “missing deflation”

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How much risk do people perceive in the global economy?

January 20, 2017

Investors have long been more cautious about stocks than seems warranted by historical data

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Should the Fed be more discreet about its future intentions?

January 25, 2016

Why the Fed might want to keep investors in the dark

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Can trade policy drive economic development?

October 30, 2015

The role of trade in South Korea’s economic growth miracle

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Can free trade agreements help solidify emerging democracies?

June 29, 2015

Why would-be autocrats don't like free trade pacts