• New study suggests that ancient peoples who witnessed solar eclipses become more curious about such phenomena, which in turn inspired them to create tools to understand such things, which in turn triggered an acceleration of scientific progress and economic growth. https://academic.oup.com/ej/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/ej/uead117/7502802 26 comments 9/1/2024 science
• In 2017, the EU abolished roaming charges within the European Economic Area. This more than doubled mobile data usage among travelers, generated a total consumer surplus of €2B in six months, and was likely overall welfare improving (consumer gains exceeded the losses of network operators). https://academic.oup.com/ej/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ej/uead101/7444993 77 comments 25/11/2023 science
• The shale gas boom, which nearly halved the price of natural gas price in the late 2000s, averted 12,500 deaths per year in the US by lowering winter heating prices. https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/uead072 349 comments 6/9/2023 science
• Studies with null results are perceived to be less publishable, of lower quality, less important and less precisely estimated than studies with large and statistically significant results, even when holding constant all other study features, including the sample size and precision of the estimates. https://academic.oup.com/ej/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/ej/uead060/7238466 44 comments 8/8/2023 science
• Peak cognitive performance occurs in the early afternoon. Cognitive performance also appears to follow patterns consistent with the circadian rhythm. [Data from high stakes cognitive exams that were quasi-randomly assigned at a different time of day]. https://academic.oup.com/ej/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/ej/ueac090/6888010?redirectedFrom=fulltext 4 comments 12/12/2022 science
• In the 1896 election, William Jennings Bryan undertook an unprecedented campaign tour throughout the US while his opponent, William McKinley, opted not to campaign outside of his state. Campaign visits by Bryan increased his vote share by one percentage point on average. https://academic.oup.com/ej/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/ej/ueac056/6691718?redirectedFrom=fulltext 2 comments 4/9/2022 science
• Increasing students’ relative ranks in their school cohorts leads to improvements in their mental health. These effects are more pronounced for low-ability students, persist in the long-run, and carry over to economic long-run outcomes. https://academic.oup.com/ej/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/ej/ueac039/6632959?redirectedFrom=fulltext 17 comments 7/7/2022 science
• How pronounced is the U-curve? Revisiting income inequality in the United States, 1917-1960 https://academic.oup.com/ej/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/ej/ueac020/6544663 2 comments 9/3/2022 economics
• Time for Action on Climate Change and A Time for Change in Economics https://academic.oup.com/ej/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ej/ueac005/6519262 2 comments 5/2/2022 economics
• Study: Enabling worker voice could improve employee retention and effort by providing workers the chance to improve their situation or an outlet to express discontent. Enabling voice reduced turnover and absenteeism after a disappointing wage hike, particularly for the most disappointed employees. https://academic.oup.com/ej/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/ej/ueac001/6506445?redirectedFrom=fulltext 12 comments 14/1/2022 science
• A 1911 law in New York established strict regulations for the sale and licensing of handguns. This had no effects on overall homicide rates, but large and sustained decrease in gun-related suicide rates, as well as a reduction in overall suicide rates. https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueac004 27 comments 13/1/2022 science
• The behavior of panhandlers (a purportedly irrational group) is consistent with a simple economic model of rational profit-maximization. Metrorail stations with more panhandling opportunities attract more panhandlers, thus leading to equality in panhandling rates of return across stations. https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueab103 32 comments 3/1/2022 science
• In August 2020, the Boris Johnson government in the UK implemented the 'Eat-Out-to-Help-Out' scheme which subsidized 50% of the costs of meals and drinks at restaurants to encourage Brits to eat out. This caused an emergence of new COVID-19 infection clusters. https://academic.oup.com/ej/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ej/ueab074/6382847 1105 comments 27/10/2021 science
• The repeal of Britain's Corn Laws (which imposed tariffs on all imported corn) in 1846 caused losses for the top 10% of income earners while the bottom 90% of income earners gained. https://academic.oup.com/ej/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/ej/ueab029/6219863?redirectedfrom=fulltext 31 comments 12/4/2021 science
• Couples with daughters face higher risks of divorce, but only when daughters are teenagers (13-18). The effect is less pronounced among couples who are likely to hold similar beliefs about gender roles, and it disappears completely if the father grew up with a sister. https://academic.oup.com/ej/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/ej/ueaa140/6055681 4 comments 16/2/2021 science
• Couples with daughters face higher risks of divorce, but only when daughters are 13 to 18 years old https://academic.oup.com/ej/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/ej/ueaa140/6055681 92 comments 6/2/2021 science
• Male graduates who start college during worse economic times earn higher average wages than those who start college during better times. The mechanism appears to be that individuals who enrol during downturns exert more effort during their studies. https://academic.oup.com/ej/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/ej/ueab003/6095717?redirectedfrom=fulltext 7 comments 21/1/2021 science
• Global earnings inequality has fallen since 1970. During the 2000s and 2010s, the earnings share of world's poorest half doubled. https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaa109 4 comments 5/9/2020 science
• Colour of a Free Ride: Study uncovers strong evidence of racial bias: bus drivers were twice as willing to let white testers ride free as black testers https://academic.oup.com/ej/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ej/ueaa090/5898389 8 comments 4/9/2020 science
• A high labor union membership rate leads to substantial increases in firm productivity, as well as increases in workers' wages. https://academic.oup.com/ej/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ej/ueaa048/5824627 491 comments 27/4/2020 science
• An Icelandic reform that encouraged fathers to take parental leave substantially reduced the likelihood that couples would separate. "the paternity leave has the strongest impact among couples where mother has higher, or equal, educational attainment to that of the father." https://academic.oup.com/ej/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ej/ueaa009/5716666 109 comments 28/1/2020 science
• "Military service significantly increases post-service crime (overall and across multiple crime categories) between ages 23 and 30." https://academic.oup.com/ej/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ej/uez014/5490322 112 comments 24/5/2019 science

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