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We… would be delighted by… lift[ing] all single mothers out of poverty…. Making a substantial fraction of people not poor would reduce poverty. Duh">
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We… would be delighted by… lift[ing] all single mothers out of poverty…. Making a substantial fraction of people not poor would reduce poverty. Duh">Should-Read: David Brady: We… would be delighted by… lift[ing] all single mothers out of poverty…. Making a substantial fraction of people not poor would reduce poverty. Duh

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New research on the relationship between race, place, and opportunity in the United States

Inequality & Mobility
Trump and Trade and Zombies">
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Trump and Trade and Zombies">Should-Read: Paul Krugman: Trump and Trade and Zombies

The Global Spatial Distribution of Economic Activity: Nature, History, and the Role of Trade">
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The Global Spatial Distribution of Economic Activity: Nature, History, and the Role of Trade">Should-Read: J. Vernon Henderson, Adam Storeygard, Tim L. Squires, and David N. Weil: The Global Spatial Distribution of Economic Activity: Nature, History, and the Role of Trade

The Real Reason for Trump’s Steel and Aluminum Tariffs">
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The Real Reason for Trump’s Steel and Aluminum Tariffs">Should-Read: Martin Feldstein: The Real Reason for Trump’s Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

Another new publication!">
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Another new publication!">Should-Read: Dan Shaviro: Another new publication!

How Universities Make Cities Great">
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How Universities Make Cities Great">Should-Read: Noah Smith: How Universities Make Cities Great

The lure of aggregates and the pitfalls of the patriarchal perspective: a critique of the high wage economy interpretation of the British industrial revolution">
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The lure of aggregates and the pitfalls of the patriarchal perspective: a critique of the high wage economy interpretation of the British industrial revolution">Should-Read: Jane Humphries (2013): The lure of aggregates and the pitfalls of the patriarchal perspective: a critique of the high wage economy interpretation of the British industrial revolution

Inflation: Price Changes 1997 to 2017">
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Inflation: Price Changes 1997 to 2017">Should-Read: Barry Ritholtz: Inflation: Price Changes 1997 to 2017