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Through original, empirical research, we seek to better understand the nature of individual, economic, and political liberty.

The Causal Effect of News on Inflation Expectations
This paper studies the response of household inflation expectations to television news coverage of inflation.
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The Rise of Inflation Targeting
This paper discusses the interactions between politics and economic ideas leading to the adoption of inflation targeting in the United States.
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Stanford’s Graduate Student Union Tries to Stifle Dissent
The university may fire me because I won’t pay dues to a labor organization whose views I find repugnant.

The 529 Education Revolution Is Here
Tax-free accounts have become more powerful, but some states are resisting.

Do We Still Really Need the Bureau of Labor Statistics?
It is time for the monthly story of the labor market to be told more clearly, and more reliably, through data from other sources.

The Next Californias
Colorado, Washington, and Oregon have adopted many of the policies contributing to the Golden State’s decline.


Engaging Gen Z Students with Economic Lessons Featuring MrBeast
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The Promises and Pitfalls of Measuring Community College Quality
Are School Counselors an Effective Education Input?
Do Lower Student to Counselor Ratios Reduce School Disciplinary Problems?
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