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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Podcasts episode·Jul 21, 2026

Passing the Pop Quiz: How Nursing Homes Predict Inspections, and What It Costs Patients

Tess Vigeland and Maggie Shi
In the United States, regulators inspect nursing homes to ensure compliance with quality, safety, and other standards. While these inspections...
Research Briefs·Jul 20, 2026

Stimulating Auto Markets

David W. Berger, Geoffrey Gee, Nick Turner, and Eric Zwick
The COVID-19 fiscal stimulus increased household car purchases by 5.5 million vehicles (3.2%) during 2020–2022, but accounts for less than...