Modest loss of jobs followed 1966 law, but millions won substantial raises
Study of L.A.-area restaurants gauges effect on owners, customers, landlords
A model for cities to boost ridership, without snarling car traffic
Sebastian Edwards brings to life a widely forgotten chapter of U.S. history starring FDR, his no-name economist and the demise of the gold standard
Digital identity used in nearly every realm of life
Greater subsidies aren’t enough: Lowering the complexity of enrollment is needed to bring more and healthier people into the market
A team of experts makes the financial case that governments should spend more on nudging
Research undermines the notion that companies coldly calculate tax avoidance
As the pandemic wears on, a search for the factors that cost lives
Video from officer-worn cameras is judged less negatively than footage captured on dashboard cameras
Researchers take on the difficult job of isolating for-profit prisons from a host of other factors
Modifications curtailed foreclosures during 2008-09 crisis, but borrowers remained at high risk of delinquency
Construction permitting power taken from cities that resisted development
Unintended pregnancies decline when copays and patient fees are eliminated
Behavior, other factors influence which improvements are effective
A book examines labor’s alliance with other large shareholders to rein in corporate power