Economic models often assume households behave as a single decision-making unit. Does this mirror reality?. @TahaChoukhmane (@MITSloan), @goodmanl (@USTreasury) & @cormacodea (@YaleEconomics) on the retirement savings of U.S. couples:.

How does agricultural policy reshape the economic consequences of climate change?. @AllanHsiao (@StanfordEcon), Jacob Moscona (@MITEcon) & Karthik Sastry (@PrincetonEcon) on food policy in a warming world:.

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Household carbon emissions differ across different places. Does this mean one way to lower emissions is for higher-emissions places to adopt the features of lower-emissions places?. Eva Lyubich (US Census) on the role of people vs. places:.

Do recessions impact mortality?. Amy Finkelstein (@MITEcon), @ProfNoto (@ChicagoBooth), Frank Schilbach (@MITEcon) & @jzhangecon (@DukeSanford) on the welfare consequences of the Great Recession:.

How replaceable is a low-wage job?. @evankrose (@UChi_Economics) & @yotamshemtov (@UCLA) on the long-run consequences of low-wage job loss:.

Since the 1980s, China has engaged in one of the largest and most systematic episodes of policy experimentation in recent history. Shaoda Wang (@HarrisPolicy) & @david_yang (@HarvardEcon) on policy learning in this setting:.

Hundreds of millions worldwide live in areas controlled by criminal organizations. What can states do to regain control?. @AFenizia (@GWUEconomics) & @raffaelesaggio (@ubcVSE) on combating the Mafia:.

Investments in universal pre-K have high returns, largely driven by the substantial effect on parents’ earnings. From @john_eric, @ChrisANeilson, @Xiaoyang_Ye & Seth Zimmerman:. (@YaleEconomics, @YaleTobinCenter, @YaleSOM)

What is the social cost of political corruption?. @MeeraMahadevan (@GPS_UCSD) on corruption in the Indian electricity sector and its welfare consequences:.

India ranks among the worst countries for women’s health & survival. Policy has focused on subsidizing health care as a solution, but @DupasPascaline (@PrincetonEcon) & @radhi_jain (@ucl) show these programs are still plagued by gender inequality:.

Anti-scientific attitudes impose a substantial cost on society. Can science education help address this?. @BenjaminArold (@cambridge_uni) on evolution vs. creationism in the classroom:.

Can an employer’s concern for their employees’ well-being lead to a form of discrimination?. @NinaBuchmann6 (@YaleEGC), Carl Meyer (@StanfordEcon) & @ColinD_Sullivan (@PittEcon) on paternalistic discrimination:.

Can financial access be transformative for poor households?. Bernardus Van Doornik (@BancoCentralBR), Armando Gomes (@washuolin), David Schoenherr (Seoul National University) & @JanisSkrastins (@washuolin) on fin. access & labor market outcomes:.

In 2013, China launched a landmark program to monitor air quality & disclose real-time data. Panle Jia Barwick (@WIeconomics), Shanjun Li (@CornellDyson), Liguo Lin (SUFE) & Eric Zou (@MichiganRoss) on the impact on public behavior & health outcomes:.

Do national leaders matter for their countries' outcomes?. Sebastian Ottinger (@CERGE_EI) & Nico Voigtländer (@uclaanderson) on the effect of European monarchs on state performance:.

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What is the origin of states and governments?. Bob Allen (@NYUAbuDhabi), Mattia Bertazzini (@UniofNottingham) & @LeanderHeldring (@KelloggSchool) on cooperative vs. extractive theories of government:.

High schoolers face educational choices that have substantial long-term consequences. Many studies examine how teachers influence these choices, but another resource has been relatively neglected: counselors. From @camulhern (@RANDCorporation):.

In recent years, there has been a global surge in populist politics. What will be the economic consequences?. Manuel Funke, @MSchularick & @Ch_Trebesch on populist leaders and the economy:. (@kielinstitute, @ScPoEcon)

Why do managers matter for firm performance, and what distinguishes good managers from bad ones?. @VirginiaMinni (@TheIFS, @ChicagoBooth) on managers and the allocation of workers to jobs:.