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The Surprising Results of Pandemic Unemployment Benefit‪s‬

Eduardo Porter, Tess Vigeland, Peter Ganong, Fiona Greig

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

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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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Research / BFI Working Paper•Aug 03, 2022

Stigma in Welfare Programs

Pablo A. Celhay, Bruce Meyer, Nikolas Mittag

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Research / BFI Working Paper•Aug 02, 2022

What do Treasury Bond Risks Say about Supply and Demand Shocks?

Carolin Pflueger

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Research / BFI Working Paper•Aug 01, 2022

State-Level Economic Policy Uncertainty

Scott R. Baker, Steven J. Davis, Jeffrey A. Levy

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Media Mention•Aug 04, 2022

Ulta Beauty launches $20 million innovation fund

Chicago Business; Steven Kaplan

Media Mention•Aug 04, 2022

U.S. recession is possible, but likely won’t be ‘devastating,’ former Federal Reserve Governor says

Fortune; Randall Kroszner

Media Mention•Aug 03, 2022

The Fed is fighting inflation. So is remote work

CNBC; Steven Davis

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