Research

Tom Brady
A new study from University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy Profs. Christopher Berry and Anthony Fowler challenges assumptions about leadership.
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Americans who lived near chapters of the far-right Proud Boys organization were more likely to have attended the Jan. 6 rally that turned into a riot on the U.S. Capitol, according to a new research from a University of Chicago scholar.
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The pledge for EV-powered fleets leaves a question unanswered: How much are consumers actually driving them?
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The study recommends an immediate return to the Obama Administration’s approach paired with a more appropriate discount rate that together would produce a social cost of $125 per ton of carbon.
Zarek Brot-Goldberg
Public health insurance is not one-size-fits-all, but too often, enrollees never deviate from their randomly assigned plans. A new working paper reveals the impacts of such behavior.
Gottlieb
When COVID-19 cases first broke out in the United States, nurses helped mitigate public health effects by moving to the areas of greatest need. As the pandemic worsens in the midst of the holiday season, concerns about nursing shortages have emerged.