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Individuals who view the Fed as politically aligned report higher independence of and trust in the Fed, leading to lower...

When the opportunity costs of being a Seventh Day Adventist in Sub-Saharan Africa increase, membership growth declines, and existing members...

Income equality in the Nordic countries results from a severe compression of hourly wages that reduces the returns to labor...

Expanding unemployment insurance through Pandemic Unemployment Assistance led self-employed individuals, gig workers, and new labor market entrants to reduce their...

President Donald Trump has declared a “national energy emergency,” expanding executive powers to shape U.S. energy policy in his second...

Brazil’s post-1983 campaign to eliminate Chagas disease increased municipalities’ GDP per capita by 11.1% and reduced their Gini coefficients by...

Student loan forgiveness increases consumption in the short term, with sharp increases in mortgage, auto, and credit card debt following...

The present value of banks’ future earnings declines when interest rates rise, contradicting existing models that assume the value of...