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Chicago Economics Insights

From Big Idea to Big Economy

The mysteries of innovation and productivity, and why we need to solve them

9 min readMay 22, 2017

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From Big Idea to Big Economy

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Chicago Economics Insights

The Role of Intermediaries in Asset Pricing

Why does the economy bounce back from some financial crashes but not others? In 2001, the stock market lost a huge proportion of its value…

8 min readMay 12, 2017

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The Role of Intermediaries in Asset Pricing

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Chicago Economics Insights

A Pro-Growth Tax Structure

by Edward P. Lazear

8 min readMar 28, 2017

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A Pro-Growth Tax Structure

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Chicago Economics Insights

Debt and Taxes, War and Peace

Should a government pay its debts? Should a central government pay debts incurred by subordinate governments? Are there situations where…

4 min readFeb 2, 2017

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Debt and Taxes, War and Peace

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Chicago Economics Insights

The Paradox of Frozen Liquidity

How unusable liquidity can prevent bank runs — a tale of sunspots and taxicabs

9 min readDec 8, 2016

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The Paradox of Frozen Liquidity

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Chicago Economics Insights

After a Fiscal Crisis, Economic Pain Fades Fast

The conventional wisdom says that financial crises cause severe and long-lasting economic damage, but that view may be much too simple…

4 min readAug 17, 2015

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#UChiEcon: Chicago Economics Live

The Third Conference on Auctions, Market Mechanisms and Their Applications

AMMA focused on the economic, algorithmic, technical, and practical issues that arise in developing and deploying market mechanisms. This…

1 min readAug 10, 2015

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Chicago Economics Insights

The Economic Toll of Incarceration

University of Chicago economists explored the steep social and economic toll arising from incarceration of black men.

4 min readApr 29, 2015

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The Economic Toll of Incarceration

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Chicago Economics Insights

Optimizing Surprise

Economics is a powerful tool to study everything — even entertainment.

2 min readApr 29, 2015

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Optimizing Surprise

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#UChiEcon: Chicago Economics Live

A Handbook of Macroeconomics Volume 2

This conference and a companion conference held at the Hoover Institution on April 9–11, 2015 bring together a wide range of distinguished…

1 min readApr 27, 2015

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