
Individual vs. Joint Taxation
How do different income taxation systems -- for instance…

Cartels and Productivity
Cartels are a common feature in most economies. For instance,…

Immigration and Labor Markets
Economists have been studying the labor-market consequences…

Racial Bias in Policing
In January 2017, Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions was…

Digitization in the Film Industry
Technology standards play a central role in a broad array…

Quantifying the Cost of Caregiving
The aging of the population brings with it a host of pressing…

The Cost of Bad Parents
Almost three million children in the U.S. have a parent in…

Learning Dynamics in Social Networks
How do societies learn about the quality of innovations?…

Rethinking Randomized Controlled Trials
Sir Ronald Fisher (1890-1962) is often regarded as the most…

Identifying Beliefs from Choice Data
How can we untangle beliefs from tastes in everyday decision-making?…