The VA provides substantially better health care than private hospitals financed by Medicare – Veterans aged 65 and older who were taken by ambulance to a VA facility over a private hospital have far better survival outcomes and show higher indicators of quality care.

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How Frequently Talking to Your Boss at Work Can Positively Impact Your Career and the Gender Pay Gap

In the 1930s, the US government created a housing appraisal system that categorized the creditworthiness of neighborhoods in part based on race

The Economic Cost of Populism

In India, workers are less willing to accept job offers that are linked to castes other than their own, especially when those castes rank lower in the social hierarchy

There is no evidence that carbon taxes in Europe have a negative impact on employment or GDP growth

The Ryan White CARE Act, a 1990 law that provided federal funding to treat HIV/AIDS in low-income people, saved approximately 57,000 lives through 2018

Genetically modified crops are good for the economy, the environment, and the poor

The history and future of workplace automation (2015)

The 1915 film 'The Birth of a Nation' (a fictional portrayal of the KKK's founding rife with racist stereotypes) significantly increased local KKK support in the 1920s

In the US, Republicans seek to impose work requirements for food stamp (SNAP) recipients, arguing that food stamps disincentivize work

The US urban population increased by almost 50% between 1980 and 2020

Social Exclusion and Social Preferences: Evidence from Colombia's Leper Colony

Male students are substantially more likely than female students to receive favorable grade changes made by instructors

When a police officer is injured on duty, other police officers become more likely to injure suspects, violate constitutional rights, and receive complaints about neglecting victims in the week that follows.

When news outlet stop using the term "illegal immigrants", the public expresses less support for restrictive immigration policies

Japan's closure of nuclear power plants after the Fukushima nuclear accident caused a countrywide power shortage

Math-tutoring for economically disadvantaged students in Chicago led to substantial increases in math test scores, as well as improved performance in non-math courses

American women who were denied an abortion experience a large increase in financial distress that remains for several years

An additional educator elected to the school board reduces charter schooling and increases teacher salaries in the school district relative to other board members

AEJ study: The Bracero program, which permitted Mexican migrants to work in the US on short-term contracts, was terminated in 1964

Serving longer sentences in Swedish prison leads to better health and reduced mortality risk for the offenders

White South-African students who were randomly allocated to share a dorm room with black students were less likely to express negative stereotypes of Blacks and more likely to form interracial friendships…

Between 1996 and 2018, the minimum wage in Brazil increased by 128%

Study Finds that Expansion of Private School Choice Programs in Florida Led to higher standardized test scores and lower absenteeism and suspension rates for Public School Students

When home sellers are legally mandated to disclose residential energy efficiency, energy efficient housing goes up in value

Black students are substantially more likely to graduate from high school and enroll in college if they were assigned to at least one black teacher in in grades K–3.

The timing of high-stakes exams can have life-altering effects for low-income students

Many Americans are unwilling to move to high-productivity cities

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