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The Hidden Relationship Between Housing, Migration, and Inequality
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In the November issue of the Journal of Urban Economics, Peter Ganong of Chicago’s Harris School of Public Policy and Daniel Shoag of the Harvard Kennedy School investigate a troubling question: “Why has regional income convergence in the U.S. declined?” In economics, convergence—or the “catch-up effect”—is the hypothesis that per…
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“You Can’t Hack a Piece of Paper”: Jake Braun Talks U.S. Election Security
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The 2016 hacking of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) provided an urgent and long-overdue wake-up call: U.S. balloting systems are not secure. In the run-up to the 2018 midterm elections and the 2020 presidential race, election security and cyber hygiene have never been more controversial—nor more important. The revelation that…
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CPR Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary
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The Chicago Policy Review celebrates 20 years of bridging the gap between policy research and the real world.
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Human Capital and the Fight Against Poverty in Mexico
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Harris School of Public Policy alum David García-Junco discusses his career combatting poverty through the health and human capital sectors.
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CEOs for Cities: A Vision for the Future Economy
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Lee Fisher explains how cities play an important role in economic development and innovation.