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- - - About the Becker Friedman Institute
      The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI) 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...
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      Inspired by our namesakes, Nobel Laureates Gary Becker and Milton Friedman, who believed that economics research could help improve the world, BFI works with the Chicago Economics community to turn its evidence-based research into real-world impact.
  - - Pre-Doctoral Research Professionals
      The Predoctoral Research in Economics Program (PREP) is intended to serve as a bridge between college and graduate school for students interested in empirical economics. The program offers unique research and professional training opportunities at the University of Chicago.
    - Expanding Diversity in Economics+
      Expanding Diversity in Economics+ (EDE+) brings together a diverse group of early undergraduate students to hone their research abilities and technical skills.
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- - - The Effect of Medicaid on Crime: Evidence from the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment
      Amy Finkelstein, Sarah Miller, and Katherine Baicker
      Those involved with the criminal justice system have disproportionately high rates of mental illness and substance-use disorders, prompting speculation that health insurance, by improving treatment of these conditions, could reduce crime. Using the 2008 Oregon Health Insurance Ex-periment, which randomly...
      Toward an Understanding of the Political Economy of Using Field Experiments in Policymaking
      Guglielmo Briscese and John List
      Field experiments provide the clearest window into the true impact of many policies, allowing us to understand what works, what does not, and why. Yet, their widespread use has not been accompanied by a deep understanding of the political economy...
      Optimal Income Tax Deductions for Mixed Business and Personal Expenditures
      Jacob Goldin, Sebastian Koehne, and Nicholas Lawson
      We study the optimal taxation of expenditures that generate income while also serving a consumption function. We characterize the Pareto optimal income tax deduction for such mixed-purpose expenditures within a generalized Atkinson-Stiglitz model. Pareto optimality requires a partial deduction for...
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      Jan 13
      Winter 2025 Behavioral Economics Seminar Series
      Jan 27
      Winter 2025 Behavioral Economics Seminar Series
      Feb 3
      Winter 2025 Behavioral Economics Seminar Series
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      Nonpayment and Eviction in the Rental Housing Market
      Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? Toward an Understanding of Fade-Out in Early Childhood Education Programs
      Understanding the Heterogeneity of Intergenerational Mobility across Neighborhoods
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      Choosing with Uncertainty
      Balancing Purse and Peace: Tax Collection, Public Goods, and Protests
      Pricing Pollution: Measuring Carbon Externalities for US Corporations
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  - - Interactive Research Briefs
      Lessons from the Biggest Business Tax Cut in US History
      Trace the Historical Origins of Today’s Federal Student Loan Crisis
      Return to Office and the Tenure Distribution
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