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What the US Can Learn From Denmark About Inequality and Social Mobility

Denmark has many generous social policies that American progressives seek to emulate. Yet Denmark also has substantial inequality of child outcomes across...
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Social Distancing Laws Cause Only Small Losses of Economic Activity: Scandinavian Countries as a Case Study

A new study compares the economic performance of Sweden, which avoided a government-mandated shutdown and allowed businesses to operate freely during the...
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How Denmark Got to Denmark: The Role of Landed Elites in Development

For most people the idea of landed elites conjures up images of aristocrats sipping tea while enjoying the proceeds of the labors of the...
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ProMarket Interview: Bo Rothstein on the Role of Government in Market Economies

Bo Rothstein, one of the most influential political scientists in the world today, explains how countries can become less corrupt, and why the Nordic...
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Millennials Believe in Free Markets and Want a Scandinavian Welfare State

Millennials may view socialism more favorably than their parents, but their definition of socialism is very different than that of previous generations.  Millennials may view...
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Antitrust and Competition

Startup Acquisitions Have Undecided Effects on Innovation and Economic Growth

Christian Fons-Rosen, Pau Roldan-Blanco, Tom Schmitz
Startups are a major driver of innovation, but many startups are acquired by large incumbents. Do these acquisitions stifle innovation or promote...
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ESG & Corporate Governance

History Shows that Voluntary ESG Standards Lead to a More Focused ESG Disclosure

Ethan Rouen, Kunal Sachdeva, Aaron Yoon
In recent years, ESG reports have become more common for publicly traded companies. However, critics have found the information they provide to...
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Regulation

Letters that Matter: How Interest Groups Shape Financial Legislation

Renée Adams, Thomas Mosk
Members of Congress are inundated with an avalanche of correspondence on a daily basis. But what persuades them to heed the call?...
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Labor

Are There Really Gender Pay Differences in the CEO Labor Market?

Massimiliano Tani, Keiran Sharpe, Andrew Valentine
The gender pay gap is a well-documented phenomenon in global labor markets, but this gap does not seem to apply to the...
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Monetary Policy

How Many Banks Are at Risk of Insolvency Right Now?

Amit Seru, Erica Xuewei Jiang, Gregor Matvos, Tomasz Piskorski
Given the recent banking turmoil and failure of SVB and Signature and issues in First Republic, it is important to understand the...
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