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How embracing uncertainty can help policymakers during a pandemic

This story was originally published by UChicago News. Read the article on their site here. To make better policy in a crisis, a Nobel laureate argu...

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NPR: When baseball cards sell for millions, they lose their real value, Prof. John List discusses the economics of the baseball card market

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Bloomberg: Why Biden is reviving climate change's magic number, Prof. Michael Greenstone discusses the "social cost of carbon" and environmental policy during the Obama years

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The Economist: Washing machines reveal how trade and competition are linked, Article cites Prof. Ali Hortaçsu and Asst. Prof. Felix Tintelnot's research on the effect U.S. import restrictions have had on the washing machine market

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NPR: 'Why Nations Fail' authors on what the Capitol Riot means for the future of the U.S., Prof. James Robinson in conversation on his book Why Nations Fail and the state of American democracy

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Bloomberg: The most important number you’ve never heard of, Prof. Michael Greenstone on Biden's inauguration, Milton Friedman, and the social cost of carbon

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Bloomberg Law: Key to Biden climate agenda: The social cost of carbon explained, Prof. Michael Greenstone responds to Pres. Joe Biden’s plan to determine the “social cost of carbon”

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Marketplace: Big jump in unemployment benefit claims from gig workers, Prof. Casey Mulligan notes that the biggest economic challenge facing the Biden administration is the fallout from the pandemic

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For Lyft users, time is money—now, we know how much

This story was originally published by UChicago News. Read it on their site here. Study suggests the U.S. may undervalue timesaving transportation ...

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Washington Post - The Energy 202: Nonviolent climate activists reconsider protest tactics in Capitol after mob attack, Article details new research from Prof. Michael Greenstone on the "social cost of carbon"