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The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics serves as a hub for cutting-edge analysis and research across the entire University of Chicago economics community, uniting researchers from the Booth School of Business, the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, the Harris School of Public Policy, and the Law School in an unparalleled effort to uncover new ways of thinking about economics.

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Race and Gender in Children’s Books

Topics: Early Childhood Education, K-12 Education

Student Loan Forgiveness Interactive Tool

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The Surprising Results of Pandemic Unemployment Benefit‪s‬

Eduardo Porter, Tess Vigeland, Peter Ganong, Fiona Greig

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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 26, 2021

“Drive and Wave”: The Response to LAPD Police Reforms After Rampart

Canice Prendergast

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The BFI Working Paper Series disseminates current research in economics to encourage comments and discussion.

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Research / BFI Working Paper•Dec 09, 2022

High-Frequency Location Data Shows That Race Affects the Likelihood of Being Stopped and Fined for Speeding

Pradhi Aggarwal, Alec Brandon, Ariel Goldszmidt, Justin Holz, John List, Ian Muir, Gregory Sun, Thomas Yu

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Research / BFI Working Paper•Nov 30, 2022

Man vs. Machine: Technological Promise and Political Limits of Automated Regulation Enforcement

Oliver R. Browne, Ludovica Gazze, Michael Greenstone, Olga Rostapshova

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Research / BFI Working Paper•Nov 28, 2022

Inflation Hedging on Main Street? Evidence from Retail TIPS Fund Flows

Stefan Nagel, Zhen Yan

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Media Mention•Dec 01, 2022

Once arcane job openings survey becomes darling of Fed’s eye

Reuters; Steve Davis

Media Mention•Nov 30, 2022

What is value investing, and should you try it? Here’s a guide to the basics.

Market Watch; Eugene Fama

Media Mention•Nov 30, 2022

At some point the labor market will crack, says former Fed Governor Randy Kroszner

CNBC; Randall Kroszner

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