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Rising wealth dispersion and stagnating housing supply explain the increase in US housing costs. Demand-side policies (e.g

The George W. Bush administration's 2002 steel tariffs caused substantial economic harm without any observed benefits

Attending an Ivy-Plus college instead of a flagship public college substantially improves the future economic outcomes of the affected students (controlling for relevant factors)

Populism and economic prosperity

Americans’ attitudes toward immigration are shaped not only by cultural or economic concerns but also by their beliefs about how immigrants vote

Most male entrepreneurs start a firm in an industry closely related to their father’s industry. These ventures tend to have superior outcomes

Many of the largest tech firms in the US made "no-poaching" agreements (colluding to not hire each other's employees)

Data on real estate prices in the US across 1890–2006 shows that real prices for rent have increased by 60% and real house prices have nearly quadrupled

Three Share Nobel in Economics for Work on How Technology Drives Growth

Sermons at large evangelical church tend to justify economic inequality, study finds

The economic impact of open science: a scoping review

Stocks Risk 'Disorderly Corrections,' Sparking Wider Economic Chaos: IMF

The dominant state in the international monetary system derives an "exorbitant privilege", as it can issue debt at higher prices and borrow at a greater share of GDP

Negative characterizations of Puerto Ricans have for decades shaped Washington’s decisions, directly contributing to the island’s economic woes and magnifying its struggle for equal citizenship

Shutdown with no clear end poses new economic threat

The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025

Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2025

The murky economics of the data-centre investment boom

Health and economic co-benefits of stringent climate policies avoiding temperature overshoot could prevent 207,000 premature deaths and $2.27 trillion in damages by 2030 with major gains in China and India under net-zero pathways.

Preparing for AI's economic impact: exploring policy responses

In the largest double-blind randomized trial of its kind involving 1,000 healthy men aged 18–45, researchers found testosterone administration does not alter risk-taking or generosity, as participants made the same economic choices as those who received a placebo.

Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 2025: Awarded to Joel Mokyr "for having identified the prerequisites for sustained growth through technological progress" and Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt "for the theory of sustained growth through creative destruction."

The (economic) AI apocalypse is nigh

Electronic medical records save lives

British workhouses were founded and sustained on wealth derived from slavery, study shows

Mothers of daughters face larger post-birth earnings and employment penalties than mothers of sons, according to new study

An Unresponsive Public Is Undermining Government Economic Data

Expanding Economic Opportunity with AI

New research shows human-caused climate change has already led to millions of deaths, illnesses, and economic losses worldwide

Our economic outlook is a classic case of "bad news hits harder." A study shows we react much more strongly to negative financial shocks than positive ones.

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