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- Big Data Initiative
- Chicago Experiments Initiative
- Development Economics Initiative
- Health Economics Initiative
- Industrial Organization Initiative
- Initiative for the Study of Gender in the Economy
- International Economics Initiative
- Macroeconomic Research Initiative
- Political Economics Initiative
- Price Theory Initiative
- Ronzetti Initiative for the Study of Labor Markets
Latest Insights

Insights / Podcast
Shots on Goal: How to Jumpstart the Economy
Eduardo Porter, Tess Vigeland, Austan Goolsbee, Randall S. Kroszner

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Watch: Preparing for a Pandemic: Accelerating Vaccine Availability

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Watch: Innovation — From Idea to Reality: A Conversation Richard Sandor and Steven Kaplan

Finding•Feb 02, 2021
Profiling Insurrection: Characterizing Collective Action Using Mobile Device Data
David Van Dijcke, Austin Wright
Finding•Feb 04, 2021
Measuring Movement and Social Contact with Smartphone Data: A Real-Time Application to COVID-19
Victor Couture, Jonathan Dingel, Allison Green, Jessie Handbury, Kevin R. Williams
Insights / Research Brief•Jan 22, 2021
Comparing Conventional and Machine-Learning Approaches to Risk Assessment in Domestic Abuse Cases
For years, authorities have tried to reduce the incidence of domestic abuse (at least 80...