BFI Data Studio·Aug 19, 2026

Sticky Wage Norms and the Real Wage Cost of Unexpected Inflation

Erik Hurst, Christina Patterson,  Nela Richardson, and Ye Liv Wang
Payroll records covering roughly one in seven US workers show that during the recent inflationary period, most firms kept annual...
Research Briefs·Aug 19, 2026

A Novel Assessment of Epistemic Curiosity and its Association With Early Learning Outcomes

Ariel Kalil, Mauricio Koechlin, Michelle Michelini, Dana McCoy, and Terri Sabol
A new assessment for preschool-aged children generates two distinct measures of interest-type and deprivation-type curiosity, both internally consistent. Children’s vocabulary...
Podcasts episode·Aug 18, 2026

Scoop and Run: How Should Gunshot Victims Get to the Hospital?

Tess Vigeland and Prachi Sanghavi
When a police officer is shot, is it safer to wait for an ambulance or to be driven straight to...
Research Briefs·Aug 12, 2026

The Value of Behavioral Policies

John List, Matthias Rodemeier, Sutanuka Roy, and Gregory K. Sun
Behavioral interventions, or nudges, generate demand responses that are comparable to substantial price interventions. While nudges have high welfare returns...
Research Briefs·Aug 5, 2026

AI Diffusion Gaps: Unequal Integration of AI Across K-12 Schools

Christopher Campos and John Singleton
Generative AI has spread through K-12 schools faster than almost any classroom technology before it, reaching 90% of schools within...
Podcasts episode·Aug 4, 2026

Talking to Strangers: The Economics of Social Connection

Tess Vigeland and Nicholas Epley
New research shows that people are strikingly bad at predicting how good it feels to connect with a stranger. In...
Research Briefs·Jul 28, 2026

Pricing and Production Without the Invisible Hand

Joel P. Flynn, Georgios Nikolakoudis, and Karthik A. Sastry
A new model abandons the usual shortcut of market clearing and considers how firms choose both prices and production before...
Research Briefs·Jul 24, 2026

Financial Sanctions and the Global Payments Network

Gregor Matvos and Brent Neiman
The dollar-based correspondent network offers banks in emerging markets and developing countries greater ability to make and receive payments compared...
BFI Data Studio·Jul 21, 2026

The Impact of Pay Period Reporting on Improper Redeterminations for Medicaid: Problems and Implications for Implementation

Peter Ganong, Hannah Garden-Monheit, Koren Gila, Gnora Mahs, Pascal Noel, and Dan Meuse
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