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Smarter Policy for effective Green Innovation
In a recent paper, Armin Schmutzler, examines the indirect effects of innovation, exploring the market’s influence on greenhouse gas emissions.
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Whose Preferences Matter for Redistribution: Surprising Global Insights
According to classical economic theory, government policies reflect the preferences of the median voter. However, alternative theories suggest that the preferences of the economic elite have greater impact on policy outcomes. A groundbreaking new study challenges both assumptions.
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Wealth Inequality in Switzerland: Is Tax Policy to Blame?
In a recently published paper, Florian Scheuer examines the tax framework that may have played a role in the growing wealth disparity.
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Working Memory Training on Children: A Crucial Boost in Cognitive and Noncognitive Skills
A recent study suggests that strengthening young children's working memory (WM), could have long-term benefits for their academic success.
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Social Apprehension: The Brain Is to Blame
Hoping for approval and fearing rejection are common emotions, but some people experience them more intensely than others. Why is that?
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Places versus People: The Ins and Outs of Labor Market Adjustment to Globalization
In a recently published paper, David Dorn examines how US labor markets and workers adjusted to increased Chinese import competition in the 2000s.
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The Wage-Innovation Link: New Empirical Evidence
David Hémous and co-authors recently published a study, providing fresh empirical evidence on the relationship between wages and innovation.
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Immigrant Mobility and Regional Labor Market Adjustment in the US
In a recent study, David Dorn and co-authors explore why the rapid growth of goods imports from China in the 2000s caused substantial manufacturing job losses in US regions that were specialized in import-competing industries.