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Economics

Economics
The case for inflation
Published March 26, 2015
JHU economist: Fed could do more to reverse damage of recession by keeping interest rates near zero
Housing market
A shaky foundation
Published March 25, 2015
Tremors in housing market pose greater risk to emerging economies, researchers say
Think fast
Going with your gut
Published Dec 29, 2014
When making decisions, intuition can be better than a rational, deliberate approach, researchers find
Choke scientist
Under pressure
Published June 16, 2014
JHU researcher explores what happens to the brain's reward system circuitry when the stakes are high
Home schooled?
An equation for success
Published June 10, 2014
Research shows link between affordable housing and children's intellectual ability
'The long shadow'
Study explores how early years affect children's lives
Published June 2, 2014
Johns Hopkins sociologist Karl Alexander and his fellow researchers tracked 790 Baltimore children for a quarter century
The evolution of aid
Welfare spending ups, downs
Published May 7, 2014
Research shows support increasingly goes to go to those who work, are married, have kids
Safety net weathers recession
Published Nov 19, 2013
U.S. aid programs expanded by half a trillion dollars to help Americans during recession, research shows
Opinion
Shut down and shut out
Published Oct 11, 2013
Government shutdown is damaging America's global economic influence, SAIS visiting fellow says / CNBC