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Journal Articles
Empowering Adolescents to Transform Schools: Lessons from a Behavioral Targeting
- Sule Alan, Elif Kubilay
- American Economic Review
- Vol. 115, No. 2, February 2025
The Great Recession and the Widening Income Gap between Alumni of Elite and Less Selective Universities
- Russell Weinstein
- American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
- Vol. 17, No. 1, February 2025
The Evolution of US Retail Concentration
- Dominic A. Smith, Sergio Ocampo
- American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics
- Vol. 17, No. 1, January 2025
Do Carbon Offsets Offset Carbon?
- Raphael Calel, Jonathan Colmer, Antoine Dechezleprêtre, Matthieu Glachant
- American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
- Vol. 17, No. 1, January 2025
Global Giants and Local Stars: How Changes in Brand Ownership Affect Competition
- Vanessa Alviarez, Keith Head, Thierry Mayer
- American Economic Journal: Microeconomics
- Vol. 17, No. 1, February 2025
The Economic Importance of Financial Literacy: Theory and Evidence
- Annamaria Lusardi, Olivia S. Mitchell
- Journal of Economic Literature
- Vol. 52, No. 1, March 2014
Measuring Geopolitical Risk
- Dario Caldara, Matteo Iacoviello
- American Economic Review
- Vol. 112, No. 4, April 2022
The Price of War
- Jonathan Federle, André Meier, Gernot J. Müller, Willi Mutschler, Moritz Schularick
- American Economic Review
- Vol. 116, No. 3, March 2026
The Economic Impacts of Artificial Intelligence: A Multidisciplinary, Multi-book Review
- Kevin A. Bryan
- Journal of Economic Literature
- Vol. 64, No. 1, March 2026
How Do Central Banks Control Inflation? A Guide for the Perplexed
- Laura Castillo-Martinez, Ricardo Reis
- Journal of Economic Literature
- Vol. 64, No. 1, March 2026
Why Is Fertility So Low in High-Income Countries?
- Melissa Kearney, Phillip Levine
- Journal of Economic Literature
Price Setting and Volatility: Evidence from Oil Price Volatility Shocks
- Matthew Klepacz
- American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics
University as a Melting Pot: Long-term Effects of Internationalization
- Stanislav Avdeev
- American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
Fiscal Transfers to Local Governments and the Distribution of Economic Activity
- Teemu Lyytikäinen, Sander Ramboer, Max Toikka
- American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
The Private Provision of Public Services: Evidence from Random Assignment in Medicaid
- Danil Agafiev Macambira, Michael Geruso, Anthony Lollo, Chima Ndumele, Jacob Wallace
- American Economic Review