What happens to humans when vultures go extinct? Why did the student loan pause increase debt? Plus, do government benefits change how parents invest in their kids? To wrap up 2023, Tess Vigeland reviews some of the economic research we've featured on the show throughout the year. Plus, a word from the UChicago team behind The Pie.
Lessons from Pandemic Unemployment Benefits: When Government Generosity Becomes Necessity
The Hidden Economic Forces That Determine How Much You Earn
A Case for Public School Choice? Lessons from Los Angeles
Do You Even Crypto, Bro?
Social Distancing in 2023: The Economic Costs of Lingering COVID Fears
Harvesting Green Investments: The Promise and Perils of ESG
How Debt Relief Raised Debts: The Untold Story of the Student Loan Moratorium
Quid Pro Vote: The Politics and Economics of Vote-Buying
Can ChatGPT Describe Company Performance Better than… the Company?
Misperceived Truths: Global Support for Women in the Workplace is More Than You Might Think
Inflation: The Good, The Bad, and the Baffling
Sometimes Bigger IS Better: The Case for Bringing Rural Healthcare to Urban Hospitals
Social Media Algorithms: How You’re Curating a Biased News Feed
Evaluating US Healthcare 3 Years after Lockdown
Scavenging for Answers: The Human Toll of Vulture Population Collapse
Law of Unintended Consequences: Welfare Reform and Crime
Economics of Discrimination: How to Measure Systemic Injustices
What Drives Racial Differences in Speeding Tickets and Fines?
2023: An Economic Nudge for the New Year
China Faltering? Why COVID Is Not Its Biggest Economic Problem
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