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How do criminal organizations affect economic development?

@melnikov_n_v (@NovaSBE), Carlos Schmidt-Padilla (@GoldmanSchool) & María Micaela Sviatschi (@PrincetonEcon) on the impact of gang control:

https://t.co/ljkTmi2w3R

[econimate @econimate]

What are the political consequences of weakening local newspapers?

@MNDjourel (@USCDornsife), @RDurante_2020 (@NUSingapore) & Gregory Martin (@StanfordGSB) on the impact of Craigslist:

https://t.co/NM4XHWZgrK

[econimate @econimate]

Is college still an engine of social mobility?

@zbleemer (@PrincetonEcon) & Sarah Quincy (@VanderbiltU) on changes in the relative wage premium for low-income Americans:

https://t.co/OS19fIsXy1

[econimate @econimate]

How does divorce affect children in the near- and long-term?

From Andrew Johnston (@UTCivics), Maggie Jones (@CAPolicyLab) & Nolan Pope (@bsosumd):

https://t.co/vHoQA2k6O0

[econimate @econimate]

Can providing free education to one generation benefit future ones as well?

From Esther Duflo (@MITEcon), @DupasPascaline (@PrincetonEcon), Elizabeth Spelke (@PsychHarvard) & @econ_mark (@GiveWell):

https://t.co/OcB2YNnJBO

[econimate @econimate]

The Nordic countries are often cited as a socioeconomic model that combines low inequality with prosperity and growth.

Magne Mogstad (@UChi_Economics), @KSalvanes (@NHHnor) & @gautorsvik (University of Oslo) critically examine that claim:

https://t.co/V9Bg4LITPw

[econimate @econimate]

Do mental health treatment delays impact mortality?

Sydney Costantini (@berkeleyecon) on how clinic congestion affects mortality for veterans:

https://t.co/CrC9C54UgA

[econimate @econimate]

Can redistribution change policy views?

Travis Baseler (@UofR), @ThomasGinnDC (@CGDev), @rohakiza (@YARIDUganda), Helidah Ogude-Chambert (@ODID_QEH) & @owoldemik (@TheNewSchool) on aid and attitudes toward refugees:

https://t.co/b7f2GkEDln

[econimate @econimate]

Preschoolers get sick frequently, and may expose their infant siblings to severe respiratory infection.

@MeltemDaysal (@uni_copenhagen), Hui Ding (@FudanUniversity), @maya_rossin (@StanfordHP) & Hannes Schwandt (@sesp_nu) on the consequences:

https://t.co/yiVJRme5Dv

[econimate @econimate]

Economic models often assume households behave as a single decision-making unit. Does this mirror reality?

@TahaChoukhmane (@MITSloan), @goodmanl (@USTreasury) & @cormacodea (@YaleEconomics) on the retirement savings of U.S. couples:

https://t.co/6hyfCcTw3V

[econimate @econimate]

How does agricultural policy reshape the economic consequences of climate change?

@AllanHsiao (@StanfordEcon), Jacob Moscona (@MITEcon) & Karthik Sastry (@PrincetonEcon) on food policy in a warming world:

https://t.co/y2Dj8KffJ2

[econimate @econimate]

Household carbon emissions differ across different places. Does this mean one way to lower emissions is for higher-emissions places to adopt the features of lower-emissions places?

Eva Lyubich (US Census) on the role of people vs. places:

https://t.co/j2hfx3PPZR

[econimate @econimate]

Do recessions impact mortality?

Amy Finkelstein (@MITEcon), @ProfNoto (@ChicagoBooth), Frank Schilbach (@MITEcon) & @jzhangecon (@DukeSanford) on the welfare consequences of the Great Recession:

https://t.co/V4fFpu2gYN

[econimate @econimate]

How replaceable is a low-wage job?

@evankrose (@UChi_Economics) & @yotamshemtov (@UCLA) on the long-run consequences of low-wage job loss:

https://t.co/YbnjwjkvSg

[econimate @econimate]

Since the 1980s, China has engaged in one of the largest and most systematic episodes of policy experimentation in recent history.

Shaoda Wang (@HarrisPolicy) & @david_yang (@HarvardEcon) on policy learning in this setting:

https://t.co/W1yCbxHa2D

[econimate @econimate]

Hundreds of millions worldwide live in areas controlled by criminal organizations. What can states do to regain control?

@AFenizia (@GWUEconomics) & @raffaelesaggio (@ubcVSE) on combating the Mafia:

https://t.co/eKqIom9FK5

[econimate @econimate]

Investments in universal pre-K have high returns, largely driven by the substantial effect on parents’ earnings.

From @john_eric, @ChrisANeilson, @Xiaoyang_Ye & Seth Zimmerman:

https://t.co/bQGsxI67o3

(@YaleEconomics, @YaleTobinCenter, @YaleSOM)

[econimate @econimate]

What is the social cost of political corruption?

@MeeraMahadevan (@GPS_UCSD) on corruption in the Indian electricity sector and its welfare consequences:

https://t.co/mBMm0VkPnQ

[econimate @econimate]

India ranks among the worst countries for women’s health & survival. Policy has focused on subsidizing health care as a solution, but @DupasPascaline (@PrincetonEcon) & @radhi_jain (@ucl) show these programs are still plagued by gender inequality:

https://t.co/ox4aNPoIRU

[econimate @econimate]

Anti-scientific attitudes impose a substantial cost on society. Can science education help address this?

@BenjaminArold (@cambridge_uni) on evolution vs. creationism in the classroom:

https://t.co/ZOw9rWkRLd