The populist model, embraced by some on the American left, resembles policy that helped torpedo some smaller economies
They do, but only when facing a competitive election contest
Many assume salary transparency will benefit employees, but research suggests downsides, too
Sixty years of data suggest retirement obligations rise after Democrats scrape into office
Caribbean plantation owners, faced with slavery’s end, enacted legal barriers to employment elsewhere
A clue that parents prefer a son: They have more kids when their firstborn is a girl
Researchers take on the difficult job of isolating for-profit prisons from a host of other factors
Looking at costs, in a sample of 5,000 plants in Chile, remarkable productivity gains occur
Immigrants show saving tendencies that carry through several generations
Research suggests such a connection when donations are publicized
34,334 letters were sent to test how sensitive those owing back taxes are to neighbors’ knowledge of the debts
Taxes not high enough? An examination of Washington’s experience even suggests state ownership of pot stores might boost the public coffers
Post-World War II Poland provides a unique setting to study mobility and success
In Japan, speedier commutes let workers live farther from jobs, taking some pressure off high-priced housing markets
Researchers struggle with faulty study designs, flyspecking each other’s work, re-arguing decades of debate about jobs and income
Using parish records, researchers examine fundamental changes in society following the French Revolution