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A Majority of Doses are Now Second Doses
As of Feb. 18 (last day of full data) we gave out 817,708 second doses and...
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Diversity in policing
In the wake of high-profile police shootings of Black Americans, it is important to know whether...
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Half Doses of Moderna Produce Neutralizing Antibodies
A new phase II study from Moderna shows that half-doses (50 μg) appear to be as...
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U.S.A. fact of the day
The U.S. also experienced its most violent year in decades with an unprecedented rise in homicides....
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How to build Haitian state capacity
Strengthening state capacity in low income countries requires raising tax revenue while maintaining political stability. The...
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Sentences to ponder
How many will speak up for science today?: Our results show that the enormous expansions of...
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Paige Harden on Genetic Differences and the Left
Paige Harden, the left-leaning behavioral geneticist, brings the fire in comments on an AEON article about...
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Are body cameras effective for constraining police after all?
Controversial police use of force incidents have spurred protests across the nation and calls for reform....
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The local amenities effect of Prohibition
Comparing same-state early and late adopters of county dry laws in a difference-in-differences design, we find...
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Why are North and South India so different on gender?
From Alice Evans: Region is a strong predictor of female survival, literacy, autonomy, employment, and independent...
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Gangs, Labor Mobility and Development
We study how two of the world’s largest gangs—MS-13 and 18th Street—affect economic development in El...
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Unintended Consequences of Criminalizing Sex Work
We examine the impact of criminalizing sex work, exploiting an event in which local officials unexpectedly...
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Are School Reopening Decisions Related to Union Influence?
Yes, in short. Here is a new paper from Corey Deangelis and Christos Makridis: The COVID-19...
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The impact of economic regulation on growth: survey and synthesis
This study provides a survey of research that uses cross-country comparisons to examine how economic regulation...
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New York City facts of the day
In June alone some 270 people were shot in the city, a 154 per cent increase...
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Do walls work?
To be clear, I do not favor building the Trump Wall (at all), still I am...
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Policing the Police
Here is the new paper by Tanaya Devi and Roland Fryer, full title being “Policing the...