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12 Months of Economics: Vultures, ChatGPT, Student Loans, and the Social Safety Net

What happens to humans when vultures go extinct? Why did the student loan pause increase debt? Plus, do government benefits change how parents invest in their kids? To wrap up 2023, Tess Vigeland reviews some of the economic research we've featured on the show throughout the year. Plus, a word from the UChicago team behind The Pie.

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  Deadly Prescriptions: What Happens When Doctors Compete for Patients

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  An Extra Slice of the Pie, with James Robinson: History, Politics, and the…

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  Economics Meets Ecology: The Huge Costs of Ecosystem Declines

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  How Do Buyouts Impact Hospital Performance? Evaluating the Role of Private…

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  What Can the North Dakota Railroad War of 1905 Tell Us About Regulating Mo…

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  Understanding the Fed: How Perception Drives Market Reactions

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  Promises Delivered? The Economic Effects of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

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  Creative Destruction: Why Innovation is Crucial for Growth

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  Using Machine Learning to Predict—and Prevent—Police Misconduct

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  What Went Wrong With Federal Student Loans?

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  The Uncertainties of Climate Change

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  Using Cellphone Data to Observe Religious Worship in the United States

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  India’s Economic Future

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  ChatGPT: Who’s Adopting, Who’s Abstaining, and Why?

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  Is College Worth It? Measuring the Returns to Higher Education

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  Fighting Traffic in Chicago: Lower Fares, More Trains, Fewer Buses