Douglas Clement Managing Editor (former)
Douglas Clement is a managing editor at the Minneapolis Fed, where he writes about research conducted by economists and other scholars associated with the Minneapolis Fed and interviews prominent economists.
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Rucker Johnson interview: Powering potential
October 18, 2021Article
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By sabotaging essential products, monopolies increase poverty and economic inequality
May 24, 2021Article
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Debt and the pandemic
May 21, 2021Article
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Esther Duflo interview: Deciding how to share
April 14, 2021Article
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Does Fed policy borrow demand from the future?
April 1, 2021Article
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Optimal taxation, internationally
March 30, 2021Article
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Credit frictions in the Great Recession
March 19, 2021Article
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Commuting, crowding, and COVID-19
March 18, 2021Article
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The poverty of nations
March 2, 2021Article
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Saving lives and spurring growth: A hopeful path in the pandemic
February 24, 2021Article
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Fatigue, seasons, and variants—elements of our COVID-19 fate
February 23, 2021Article
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Seema Jayachandran interview: On deforestation, corruption, and the roots of gender inequality
February 12, 2021Article
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Should the United States have made taxes more progressive to combat rising inequality?
February 8, 2021Article
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How well do workplace COVID-19 screens work? And do they discriminate?
October 20, 2020Article
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A history of excess, crises, and stagnation
October 15, 2020Article
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How to save lives and protect jobs in a deadly pandemic
October 13, 2020Article
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Seeing the margins: An interview with Columbia University economist Sandra Black
September 14, 2020Article
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How to track a killer virus with your phone
August 4, 2020Article
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Yet another source of inequality: Property taxes
July 28, 2020Article
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American inequality: The cruel role of recessions
July 16, 2020Article
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Jobs or kids? Parenting during the pandemic
July 8, 2020Article
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Deadly debt
June 8, 2020Article
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COVID inequality
June 3, 2020Article
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How linkages do, and don't, spread economic distortions
May 14, 2020Article
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Emi Nakamura interview: On price dynamics, monetary policy, and this “scary moment in history”
May 6, 2020Article
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The housing wealth effect? Not in the Great Recession
April 28, 2020Article
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COVID-19's generation gap
April 21, 2020Article
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Altering the COVID-19 trade-off
April 9, 2020Article
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California green rush?
March 19, 2020Article
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The view from here
March 19, 2020Article
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Estimating economic impact of COVID-19
March 19, 2020Article
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The mystery of regional inequality
February 27, 2020Article
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Saving for retirement
February 13, 2020Article
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Income at risk
February 4, 2020Article
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Children, and nations, of divorce
January 27, 2020Article
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How debt crises affect monetary policy
January 27, 2020Article
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The (negative) value of a job license
January 23, 2020Article
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Superstars in the age of information
December 13, 2019Article
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The idle rich, no longer
December 6, 2019Article
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Robert Litterman interview: Climate change, the financial crisis, and other high-risk problems
September 17, 2019Article
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The cash of other nations
September 11, 2019Article
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Do cash transfers work?
September 10, 2019Article
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Progress on a persistent puzzle
August 6, 2019Article
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Older but wiser, so less of a tax burden
June 11, 2019Article
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William “Sandy” Darity Jr. interview: “If you think something’s the right thing to do, then you pursue it.”
June 3, 2019Article
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Has the U.S. economy stagnated because its work force aged?
April 23, 2019Article
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The good old days? For some, yes
March 25, 2019Article
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Coping with volatile labor markets
March 4, 2019Article
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Saving for retirement and addressing inequality—an optimal plan
February 25, 2019Article
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In the gig economy, reputation counts
February 6, 2019Article
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Investing in innovation
January 30, 2019Article
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Climate change: Uncertainty no excuse for inaction
January 9, 2019Article
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Uncertainty, asset prices, and policy
January 9, 2019Article
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Lisa Cook interview: On invention gaps, hate-related violence, discrimination, and more
December 11, 2018Article
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United we fall?
December 3, 2018Article
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Growth, disease, and the personal touch
November 30, 2018Article
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Climbing ladders
November 7, 2018Article
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College financial aid: Equity and efficiency
October 18, 2018Article
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Killer robots? Not so much
October 5, 2018Article
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Trading places
September 26, 2018Article
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Interview with Philip Jefferson
September 12, 2018Article
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Meeting expectations: On self-fulfilling debt dilution
August 30, 2018Article
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The wealth gap and the race between stocks and homes
July 31, 2018Article
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The rise and reversal of college education
June 26, 2018Article
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Interview with Marianne Bertrand
June 19, 2018Article
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The company you keep
May 15, 2018Article
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Health care costs and savings, an old age question
May 8, 2018Article
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U.S. inequality: It’s worse than we thought
April 19, 2018Article
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Interview with Mark L.J. Wright
March 26, 2018Article
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You’re fired?
February 6, 2018Article
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Equity and Efficiency in Space
January 17, 2018Article
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Imagining a World without Medicare
January 3, 2018Article
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Interview with Anne Case
December 12, 2017Article
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Interview with Lawrence Katz
September 25, 2017Article
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Interview with Hilary Hoynes
June 1, 2017Article
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Interview with Ron Feldman
April 17, 2017Article
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Interview with Gita Gopinath
December 20, 2016Article
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Abandoning a Currency Peg
October 4, 2016Article
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Interview with David Autor
September 7, 2016Article
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Global Mad Men
June 13, 2016Article
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The Macro Impact of Unemployment Benefits
June 6, 2016Article
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Interview with Matthew Gentzkow
May 23, 2016Article
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Interview with Neel Kashkari
April 18, 2016Article
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Capital controls—for better or worse?
March 31, 2016Article
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Bailouts Are Good(?)
March 2, 2016Article
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Optimal Taxes in a Debt-Burdened Nation
February 11, 2016Article
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Interview with Lars Peter Hansen
December 17, 2015Article
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2014-2015 Student Essay Contest: Economic Inequality
September 30, 2015Article
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Volatility and foreign assets
September 30, 2015Article
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Interview with Amy Finkelstein
September 29, 2015Article
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Interview with Alvin Roth
June 15, 2015Article
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Did the Great Recession "break" labor matching efficiency?
June 15, 2015Article
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Optimal income taxes
June 15, 2015Article
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Great Recession—Research Revival
December 10, 2014Article
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Interview with Raj Chetty
December 10, 2014Article
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RBC Reassessed
September 16, 2014Article
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Interview with Michael Woodford
September 16, 2014Article
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Maturity management
June 13, 2014Article
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Interview with Glenn Loury
June 13, 2014Article
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Debtors’ prism
June 13, 2014Article
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Interview with Neil Wallace
December 12, 2013Article
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Interview with Richard Thaler
October 3, 2013Article
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Wealth among nations
October 3, 2013Article
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Insolvency and recession: What’s the connection?
October 3, 2013Article
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Accounting for job loss
June 10, 2013Article
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"Paradox" Redux
June 10, 2013Article
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Interview with Susan Athey
June 10, 2013Article
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Interview with Elhanan Helpman
December 21, 2012Article
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“A Promising Parable”
December 21, 2012Article
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Escape from the Quagmire
November 5, 2012Article
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Introduction to Research Digest
November 5, 2012Article
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“A Promising Parable”
November 5, 2012Article
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Financial Integration and Business Cycle Sync
November 5, 2012Article
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Interview with Janet Currie
November 5, 2012Article
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Better Guidance on Matters of Life and Death
June 15, 2012Article
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Interview with Darrell Duffie
June 15, 2012Article
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Nothing but Net
December 21, 2011Article
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Interview with Esther Duflo (2011)
December 21, 2011Article
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The Generation Gap
September 27, 2011Article
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The Generation Gap - In Brief
September 27, 2011Article
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Interview with Daron Acemoglu
September 27, 2011Article
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Do Newspapers Matter?
September 27, 2011Article
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Interview with Ricardo Caballero
June 1, 2011Article
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Is forgetting a problem?
June 1, 2011Article
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The Rich Complexity of Village Life
June 1, 2011Article
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Interview with Gary Gorton
December 1, 2010Article
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The Self-Limiting Nature of Innovation
December 1, 2010Article
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Explaining Growth
September 1, 2010Article
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The Suffolk System
September 1, 2010Article
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An Antebellum Lesson
September 1, 2010Article
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Awash in Cash
June 1, 2010Article
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Interview with Robert Hall
June 1, 2010Article
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Taxes, Wages and Human Capital
June 1, 2010Article
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Incentive Compensation in the Banking Industry: Insights from Economic Theory
December 22, 2009Article
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Solving Asset Market Riddles
December 1, 2009Article
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Giving Credit Its Due
December 1, 2009Article
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Mystery Solved?
December 1, 2009Article
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Incentive Compensation in the Banking Industry: Insights from Economic Theory
December 1, 2009Article
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Fiscal Policy and the Great Depression
September 1, 2009Article
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Licensed to Bill
September 1, 2009Article
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We Beg to Differ
June 1, 2009Article
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We Beg to Differ - In Brief
June 1, 2009Article
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Interview with Kevin Murphy
June 1, 2009Article
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The mystery of crime
March 1, 2009Article
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Just the facts, ma’am
March 1, 2009Article
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Interview with Kenneth Rogoff
December 1, 2008Article
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Mother and Child Reunion?
December 1, 2008Article
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Creative Disruption
September 1, 2008Article
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Interview with Christina and David Romer
September 1, 2008Article
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Creative Disruption - In Brief
September 1, 2008Article
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Licentious Behavior
June 1, 2008Article
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Licentious Behavior - In Brief
June 1, 2008Article
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The rise of occupational licensing
June 1, 2008Article
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Interview with James Poterba
June 1, 2008Article
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The pig patrol
March 1, 2008Article
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Dual-edged earmarks
March 1, 2008Article
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This little piggy came home
March 1, 2008Article
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Both sides of the pork trough
March 1, 2008Article
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Interview with Eugene Fama
December 1, 2007Article
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Masters of Illusion
December 1, 2007Article
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Masters of Illusion - In Brief
December 1, 2007Article
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Time To Remodel - In Brief
September 1, 2007Article
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Time to Remodel?
September 1, 2007Article
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Reality Check
June 1, 2007Article
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A Wealth of Notions
June 1, 2007Article
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“Everything Was a Dollar”
June 1, 2007Article
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Do fence me in?
March 1, 2007Article
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Lost best place
March 1, 2007Article
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Wide open spaces
March 1, 2007Article
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Coping strategies
March 1, 2007Article
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Interview with David Card
December 1, 2006Article
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Barriers to Growth
December 1, 2006Article
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Barriers to Growth - In Brief
December 1, 2006Article
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The Boys from Belarus - In Brief
September 1, 2006Article
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Interview with Martin Feldstein
September 1, 2006Article
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The Boys from Belarus
September 1, 2006Article
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If You Lost Your Job ...
June 1, 2006Article
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Interview with John B. Taylor
June 1, 2006Article
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If You Lost Your Job ... - In Brief
June 1, 2006Article
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Growth by degrees
March 1, 2006Article
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Indianpreneurs
March 1, 2006Article
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A model law
March 1, 2006Article
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Capital idea
March 1, 2006Article
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The wealth (and poverty) of Indian nations
March 1, 2006Article
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Tribal trends
March 1, 2006Article
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Interview with Edward Green
December 1, 2005Article
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The Untouchables - In Brief
December 1, 2005Article
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The Untouchables
December 1, 2005Article
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Interview with Robert Barro
September 1, 2005Article
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Class Action
September 1, 2005Article
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Class Action - In Brief
September 1, 2005Article
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Why Johnny Can't Work
June 1, 2005Article
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Why Johnny Can't Work - In Brief
June 1, 2005Article
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Interview with James Heckman
June 1, 2005Article
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Not in my back 40
March 1, 2005Article
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A burning issue
March 1, 2005Article
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Profiles in garbage
March 1, 2005Article
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What goes around
March 1, 2005Article
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Recycling— righteous or rubbish?
March 1, 2005Article
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Getting wasted
March 1, 2005Article
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Setting Global Priorities
December 1, 2004Article
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Ties that Bind
December 1, 2004Article
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Urban Legends
September 1, 2004Article
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Interview with Claudia Goldin
September 1, 2004Article
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Sets and the city
September 1, 2004Article
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The Next Generation of Monetary Models
September 1, 2004Article
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The Veil of Discretion
June 1, 2004Article
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Is gray the new gold?
May 1, 2004Article
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Graying of the Ninth
March 1, 2004Article
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Four funerals and a wedding
March 1, 2004Article
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Welcome to retirement. Now back to work
March 1, 2004Article
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Why 65?
March 1, 2004Article
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China's Rich but Troubled Banking Sector
December 1, 2003Article
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European Vacation: Why Americans Work More Than Europeans
December 1, 2003Article
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Deflation: Should the Fed be Concerned?
December 1, 2003Article
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Shrinking a deadweight loss
December 1, 2003Article
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Interview with Allan H. Meltzer
September 1, 2003Article
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Thinking Like an Economist
September 1, 2003Article
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What's sticky, what's not and why?
September 1, 2003Article
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Real bills and the Federal Reserve
September 1, 2003Article
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Price Signals
September 1, 2003Article
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Water Wars
July 1, 2003Article
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Water Consumption Charts
July 1, 2003Article
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Beyond “Rich” and “Poor”
June 1, 2003Article
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Accounting for the Rich
June 1, 2003Article
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Not a great bet
March 1, 2003Article
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Profile of a gambling district
March 1, 2003Article
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Milking the new buffalo
March 1, 2003Article
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Taking food from mouths?
March 1, 2003Article
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Gambling: A sure thing?
March 1, 2003Article
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Few big winners
March 1, 2003Article
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Comparative Advantage: Powerful, but not obvious
December 1, 2002Article
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Trading Places
December 1, 2002Article
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Pay dirt or fool's gold
November 1, 2002Article
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The prices—right
November 1, 2002Article
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What lies beneath
November 1, 2002Article
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Was Napster Right?
September 1, 2002Article
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Perfectly Competitive Superstars
September 1, 2002Article
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Interview with Robert Solow
September 1, 2002Article
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A matrix of options
July 1, 2002Article
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Cures for health care ills
July 1, 2002Article
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A Punishing Debate
June 1, 2002Article
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Interview with Gary Becker
June 1, 2002Article
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Life is good
May 1, 2002Article
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The cost of living
May 1, 2002Article
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Beyond supply and demand
May 1, 2002Article
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Not milk?
March 1, 2002Article
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Busted?
January 1, 2002Article
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Wanted criminals
January 1, 2002Article
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Big house on the prairie
January 1, 2002Article
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Private vs. public: the prison debate
January 1, 2002Article
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Why Costs Should Count
December 1, 2001Article
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Cost v. Benefit: Clearing the Air?
December 1, 2001Article
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Fighting the last war
November 1, 2001Article
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Back to nature
November 1, 2001Article
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After the flood
November 1, 2001Article
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Subsidizing sorrow
September 1, 2001Article
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Dam it all
September 1, 2001Article
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The Magic's Gone
September 1, 2001Article
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The failure of flood control
September 1, 2001Article
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Out of harm's way
September 1, 2001Article
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Cleaning up
July 1, 2001Article
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Considering the alternatives
July 1, 2001Article
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Knee deep in feedlot feuds
July 1, 2001Article
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The Stock Market: Too High, Too Low? Just Right.
June 1, 2001Article
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The Vanishing Equity Premium
June 1, 2001Article
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State of the Union
May 1, 2001Article
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Do Unions Work?
May 1, 2001Article
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Labor Pains
May 1, 2001Article
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E Pluribus Union: Labor in the Public Sector
May 1, 2001Article
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Pulp Friction
March 1, 2001Article
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Micropower: The next big thing?
March 1, 2001Article
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Emerging Micropower Technologies
March 1, 2001Article
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A Decade of Deals
March 1, 2001Article
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What's a watt?
March 1, 2001Article
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Regional airports: Fear of not flying
January 1, 2001Article
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Pulling the plug on electricity deregulation?
January 1, 2001Article
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Power Struggle
January 1, 2001Article
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Greater Than the Sum
December 1, 2000Article
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Regional airports: Fasten your seatbelt
October 1, 2000Article