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How much do local leaders matter?

March 17, 2021
Christian Dippel discusses the Forty-Eighters and their role in the US antislavery movement.
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Spending now or saving for later

March 15, 2021
How do lump-sum severance payments affect consumption for laid-off workers?
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Bringing financial markets together

March 12, 2021
Securities are typically traded separately from one another. Would it be better to combine those transactions?
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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.