In a model, cultural differences matter as much as geography, institutional distinctions or capital constraints
The history of industrial transformation suggests more gradual change
But the “persistence gap” in seeking elective office narrows with experience
Access to birth control among lower-income women was curtailed by pandemic’s lockdown
The narrative of a growing cultural divide, while partly true, conceals a more nuanced picture
Looking at costs, in a sample of 5,000 plants in Chile, remarkable productivity gains occur
As major central banks adopt digital currency, emerging countries will feel mixed effects
The bandwagon effect boosts the top vote-getter in preliminary rounds
A database of pre-industrial sampling supports historical and ethnographic research
Researchers struggle with faulty study designs, flyspecking each other’s work, re-arguing decades of debate about jobs and income
Pushing aside GDP for a measure of human well-being turns out to be very, very difficult. Ask Dan Benjamin
Cellphone signals and patent citations approximate a theory’s long-sought paper trail
Europeans brought an appreciation of social welfare programs that still resonates
Full-timers gain the least, part-time drivers the most
Good ideas may be scarce, capital to fund them is not