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Hutchins Roundup: Monetary policy transmission, trade liberalization, and more

Jeffrey Cheng, David Wessel, and Kadija Yilla

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

People walk on the esplanade of La Defense, in the financial and business district, west of Paris, France, October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau - RC1B9BB86D30

Class Notes: Elite college admissions, data on SNAP, and more

Chenoah Sinclair and Richard V. Reeves

Wednesday, November 27, 2019

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Sustainable and inclusive growth in South Asia

Monday, November 25, 2019

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Hutchins Roundup: Housing speculation, government-funded R&D, and more

Jeffrey Cheng, Louise Sheiner, and Kadija Yilla

Thursday, November 21, 2019

A worker (L) stands inside a 777 fuselage as a machine works on the outside at the Fuselage Automated Upright Build (FAUB) and mid bodies area at Boeing's production facility in Everett, Washington, U.S. June 1, 2017. Picture taken June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Redmond - RC1F14027B00

How automation could make some jobs better

Thursday, November 21, 2019

A general view of Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., August 26, 2018. Picture taken August 26, 2018. REUTERS/Mike Blake - RC1EF10110E0

In Las Vegas, the house owner doesn’t always win.

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

People walk on the esplanade of La Defense, in the financial and business district, west of Paris, France, October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau - RC1B9BB86D30

Class Notes: Immigrants’ upward mobility, paid family leave, and more

Chenoah Sinclair and Richard V. Reeves

Wednesday, November 13, 2019

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Hutchins Roundup: Trump’s trade war, risk of effective lower bound, and more

Jeffrey Cheng, David Wessel, and Kadija Yilla

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Graduates of The City College of New York sit in their seats at their commencement ceremony in Manhattan on May 31, 2019. REUTERS/Gabriela Bhaskar - RC1E2B862140

Five facts about student loans

Kadija Yilla and David Wessel

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

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Hutchins Roundup: Real interest rate, wages, and more

Jeffrey Cheng, Finn Schüle, Louise Sheiner, and Kadija Yilla

Thursday, November 7, 2019

An automated guided vehicle carrying a battery pack moves under a partially assembled 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV vehicle on the assembly line at General Motors Orion Assembly in Lake Orion, Michigan, U.S., March 19, 2018. Photo taken March 19, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook - RC16181E9F00

Automation, work and skills

Marcus Casey and Sarah Nzau

Thursday, November 7, 2019

A man walks on a street between buildings at a business district in Tokyo, Japan, November 19, 2015. The Bank of Japan maintained its current pace of monetary stimulus on Thursday, clinging to hopes that an economic recovery is in sight despite soft domestic capital expenditure and challenging global business conditions. REUTERS/Yuya Shino - GF20000065409

American optimism, longevity, and the role of lost hope in deaths of despair

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Librarian Josh Soule turns on computers in preparation to teach senior citizens how to set up and use a Facebook account during a class at a branch of the New York Public Library in New York August 13, 2012. Seniors, some in their 90s, could soon be making new friends on Facebook thanks to New York libraries offering classes to help the elderly learn, or brush up their social network skills. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION) - GM2E88E0HHA01

Comments on “Employment and training for mature adults: The current system and moving forward” by Paul Osterman

Thursday, November 7, 2019

An Electroimpact automated fiber placement machine, which lays down carbon fiber strips onto the 777X spar, is seen during a media tour of the Boeing 777X at the Boeing Composite Wing Center in Everett, Washington, U.S., February 27, 2019. Picture taken February 27, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson - RC1220B68860

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Harry J. Holzer

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Yellow police tape is displayed at a crime scene.

Highlights: Improving police culture in America

Jane Miller and Rashawn Ray

Monday, November 4, 2019