Analysis also suggests a more rapid economic recovery by keeping workers and employers allied
Large study sees increases in education, declines in public assistance
Nico Voigtländer found that to combat arbitrary taxes and corruption, merchants persuaded the king to cede control
Public bonds compete against other investments; a model of that relationship
Using voting records from a unique transition in the 19th-century Caribbean, Christian Dippel examines the embrace of self-interest by new legislators
In Japan, speedier commutes let workers live farther from jobs, taking some pressure off high-priced housing markets
Sebastian Edwards finds Keynes’ public take-down of Roosevelt’s gold policies still relevant today
Measuring inbreeding allows study to isolate rulers from circumstances
Projects that make health care delivery more efficient require upfront financial help
Rate of spread in the surrounding community was a bigger indicator of risk
Make the influence industry more competitive, a theoretical study suggests
The populist model, embraced by some on the American left, resembles policy that helped torpedo some smaller economies
Sixty years of data suggest retirement obligations rise after Democrats scrape into office
Can’t sell it, can’t borrow against it, can’t develop it
Incumbents in France are reelected less often when all candidates can be repaid for personal outlays