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Profiling Insurrection: Characterizing Collective Action Using Mobile Device Data

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Research / BFI Working Paper•Jun 29, 2022

Political Adverse Selection

Leonardo Bursztyn, Jonathan Kolstad, Aakaash Rao, Pietro Tebaldi, Noam Yuchtman

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Research / BFI Working Paper•Jun 28, 2022

Gang Rule: Understanding and Countering Criminal Governance

Christopher Blattman, Gustavo Duncan, Benjamin Lessing, Santiago Tobón

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Research / BFI Working Paper•Jun 28, 2022

Excess Savings and Twin Deficits: The Transmission of Fiscal Stimulus in Open Economies

Rishabh Aggarwal, Adrien Auclert, Matthew Rognlie, Ludwig Straub

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Media Mention•Jun 29, 2022

Behind the Celsius Sales Pitch Was a Crypto Firm Built on Risk

The Wall Street Journal; Eric Budish

Media Mention•Jun 29, 2022

Changing the world through economics

Lafayette; Expanding Diversity in Economics at University of Chicago

Media Mention•Jun 28, 2022

The Economics of Obesity

The Wall Street Journal; Tomas Philipson

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