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Do middleman apps make our lives better? What about the lives of their employees? Do Uber-like services improve consumer welfare? How do recessions affect birth rates? Why does the US have relatively high infant mortality? 

Find the answers to all these questions and more. 

All about the labor market. Learn how cutting unemployment benefits affects the economy, people with good social skills make a lot more money (shocker!), Twitter can predict unemployment better than the government, and more. 

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A favorite argument of politicians for low state taxation may be undermined by a new study indicating that state taxes have a negligible impact on Americans’ interstate moves. About 55% percent of moves were due to...

Who really has influence over government policy? * Some Princeton researchers have analyzed policies and influence, finding...