https://bfi.uchicago.edu/working-paper/the-benchmark-inclusion-subsidy/
The Benchmark Inclusion Subsidy | Becker Friedman Institute
Jun 12, 2024 - We study the impact of evaluating the performance of asset managers relative to a benchmark portfolio on firms’ investment, merger and IPO decisions. We...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/working-paper/media-freedom-in-the-shadow-of-a-coup/?_topics=uncategorized
Media Freedom in the Shadow of a Coup | Becker Friedman Institute
Jun 10, 2024 - Popular protests and palace coups are the two domestic threats to dictators. We show that free media, which informs citizens about their rulers, is a...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/everyone-now-believes-that-private-markets-are-better-than-public-ones/
Everyone Now Believes That Private Markets Are Better Than Public Ones | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/working-paper/which-workers-bear-the-burden-of-social-distancing-policies/
Which Workers Bear the Burden of Social Distancing Policies? | Becker Friedman Institute
Jun 7, 2024 - What are the characteristics of workers in jobs likely to be initially affected by broad social distancing and later by narrower policy tailored to jobs with...
becker friedman institutethe burdensocial distancingworkersbear
https://bfi.uchicago.edu/working-paper/2023-37/?_topics=healthcare
Market Size and Trade in Medical Services | Becker Friedman Institute
Dec 4, 2024 - We measure the importance of increasing returns to scale and trade in medical services. Using Medicare claims data, we document that “imported” medical...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/to-juice-the-economy-biden-bets-on-the-poor/
To Juice the Economy, Biden Bets on the Poor | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/people/baris-ata/
Baris Ata | Becker Friedman Institute
Aug 7, 2019 - Baris Ata, Professor of Operations Management, takes a problem-driven approach to bridge the theory and practice of operations management. He has used...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/people/anita-smith/
Anita Smith | Becker Friedman Institute
Jan 30, 2025 - Anita L. Smith is the Finance Manager at the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics, where she oversees budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/working-paper/inflation-and-trading/
Inflation and Trading | Becker Friedman Institute
Jul 19, 2024 - We study how investors respond to inflation combining a customized survey experiment with trading data at a time of historically high inflation. Investors’...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/overdraft-fees-are-hitting-vulnerable-communities-the-hardest/
Overdraft fees are hitting vulnerable communities the hardest | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/business-book-of-the-year-award-2019-the-shortlist/
Business Book of the Year Award 2019 — the Shortlist | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/insights/2019-year-in-review/
Highlights from 2019 | Becker Friedman Institute
Jun 13, 2024 - In 2019, we reached new milestones, launching new websites for both BFI and BFI-China, hosting creative events, continuing to grow our support for...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/americans-are-in-a-funk-about-the-economy-how-long-will-it-last/
Americans Are in a Funk About the Economy. How Long Will It Last? | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/scholar/hanno-lustig/
Hanno Lustig | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/insights/why-do-workers-dislike-inflation-wage-erosion-and-conflict-costs/
Why Do Workers Dislike Inflation? Wage Erosion and Conflict Costs | Becker Friedman Institute
Oct 1, 2024 - Many believe inflation is one of the worst problems facing the United States. Why? One possibility is that workers hate inflation because it causes prices to...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/scholar/mohammad-bashir/
Mohammad Bashir | Becker Friedman Institute
May 15, 2024 - Muhammad Bashir was born in a small village in rural Punjab and was the first in his family to attend school. He is interested in understanding informality and...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/how-to-master-small-talk-at-work/
How to master small talk at work | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/working-paper/technological-transitions-with-skill-heterogeneity-across-generations/
Technological Transitions with Skill Heterogeneity Across Generations | Becker Friedman Institute
Jun 9, 2024 - Why are some technological transitions particularly unequal and slow to play out? We develop a theory to study transitions after technological innovations...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/people/meghna-laha/
Meghna Laha | Becker Friedman Institute
Meghna Laha is a PhD student in Economics at Clemson University, with research interests in Labor and Development Economics. Her work lies at the intersection...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/events/event/fall-2026-behavioral-economics-seminar-series/?occurrence_id=782
Fall 2026 Behavioral Economics Seminar Series | Becker Friedman Institute
Oct 1, 2026 - Due to growing attendance, we are only able to offer boxed meals to faculty, postdoctoral scholars, and PhD students. All members of the university community...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/canceling-all-us-student-debt-would-mostly-benefit-high-earners-2/
Canceling all US student debt would mostly benefit high earners | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/us-small-businesses-cut-jobs-in-february-intuit-data-show-2/
US small businesses cut jobs in February, Intuit data show | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/scholar/chad-syverson/
Chad Syverson | Becker Friedman Institute
May 4, 2026 - Chad Syverson is the George C. Tiao Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He has been on the...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/the-case-for-restarting-the-health-care-industry-opinion/
The case for restarting the health care industry | Opinion | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/people/jadon-buzzard/
Jadon Buzzard | Becker Friedman Institute
Jun 6, 2025 - Jadon Buzzard is a PhD student in Economics at Cornell University, where he’s also a fellow with the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy. Before joining...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/working-paper/when-is-debt-odious-a-theory-of-repression-and-growth-traps/
When is Debt Odious? A Theory of Repression and Growth Traps | Becker Friedman Institute
Jun 8, 2024 - How is a developing country affected by its government’s ability to borrow in international markets? We examine the dynamics of a country’s growth,...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/free-trade-may-have-cost-american-lives-as-well-as-jobs/
Free Trade May Have Cost American Lives as Well as Jobs | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/when-its-good-to-be-bad/
When it’s good to be bad | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/time-saved-by-ai-offset-by-new-work-created-study-suggests/
Time saved by AI offset by new work created, study suggests | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/by-the-numbers-declining-wages-for-u-s-men/
By the numbers: Declining wages for U.S. men | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/the-science-of-talking-to-strangers/
The Science of Talking to Strangers | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/insights/bankruptcy-resolution-and-credit-cycles/
Bankruptcy Resolution and Credit Cycles | Becker Friedman Institute
Recent research, including from UChicago economists, shows that periods of rapid borrowing can lead to economic problems such as reduced output, investment,...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/the-service-economy-meltdown/
The Service Economy Meltdown | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/becker-friedman-institute-at-uchicago-announces-inaugural-cohort-for-2021-expanding-diversity-in-economics-summer-institute/
Becker Friedman Institute at UChicago Announces Inaugural Cohort for 2021 Expanding Diversity in...
Oct 12, 2021 - The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI) at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the inaugural cohort of the Expanding Diversity in...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/inequality-matters-but-not-in-the-way-you-think/
Inequality Matters — But Not In The Way You Think | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/social-media-as-we-know-it-is-over/
Social media as we know it is over | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/working-papers/leaning-against-inflation-experiences/
Leaning Against Inflation Experiences | Becker Friedman Institute
Jun 30, 2026 - A large share of secular variation in real interest rates can be understood as the effect of monetary policy leaning against experience-based long-run...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/educational-youtube-ai-slop-encourages-kids-to-play-in-traffic/
“Educational” YouTube AI Slop Encourages Kids to Play in Traffic | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/working-papers/the-effects-of-ads-on-beliefs-and-implications-for-consumer-search/?_topics=industrial-organization
The Effects of Ads on Beliefs and Implications for Consumer Search | Becker Friedman Institute
Aug 17, 2026 - We study how in-store display ads communicate information about a product’s price and quality, both directly through ad content and indirectly through...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/is-the-us-undercounting-manufacturing-productivity-growth/
Is the US Undercounting Manufacturing Productivity Growth? | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/working-paper/political-adverse-selection/
Political Adverse Selection | Becker Friedman Institute
May 22, 2024 - We study how the politicization of policies designed to correct market failures can undermine their effectiveness. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/dont-make-these-401k-mistakes-as-stocks-slide-and-inflation-soars/
Don't make these 401(k) mistakes as stocks slide and inflation soars | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/rajan-discusses-fed-global-economy-boe-brexit/
Rajan Discusses Fed, Global Economy, BOE, Brexit | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/people/george-wu/
George Wu | Becker Friedman Institute
Jul 18, 2024 - George Wu studies the psychology of decision making; decision analysis; and cognitive biases in bargaining and negotiation. Additionally, he has received...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/this-is-your-brain-on-pollution-ep-472/
This Is Your Brain on Pollution (Ep. 472) | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/tech-startups-find-one-of-their-last-funding-sources-is-drying-up/
Tech Startups Find One of Their Last Funding Sources Is Drying Up | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/events/event/developing-and-using-business-expectations-data/
Developing and Using Business Expectations Data | Becker Friedman Institute
Mar 29, 2019 - This conference featured research that develops, fields and uses surveys of business leaders’ expectations and beliefs. Key topics included the design and...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/scholar/eduardo-montero/
Eduardo Montero | Becker Friedman Institute
Aug 5, 2024 - Eduardo Montero is an Assistant Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. Originally from Costa Rica, his research centers...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/scholar/christopher-j-kurz/
Christopher J. Kurz | Becker Friedman Institute
May 17, 2024 - Christopher J. Kurz is an economist and chief of the Industrial Output section of the Division of Research and Statistics at the Federal Reserve Board. His...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/events/event/gender-and-the-labor-market/?_topics=economic-mobility-poverty,employment-wages
Gender and the Labor Market Conference | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/working-papers/the-personalist-penalty-varieties-of-autocracy-and-economic-growth/?occurrence_id=0
The Personalist Penalty: Varieties of Autocracy and Economic Growth | Becker Friedman Institute
Jan 21, 2026 - Studies of income and regime type typically contrast democracies and autocracies, ig-noring heterogeneity in the character of authoritarian regimes. We focus...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/insights/cryptocurrencies-and-blockchains-a-conversation-with-don-wilson/
Cryptocurrencies and Blockchains: A Conversation with Don Wilson | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/austan-goolsbee-on-the-fed-and-bond-tapering/
Austan Goolsbee on the Fed and Bond Tapering | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/people/bernd-wittenbrink/
Bernd Wittenbrink | Becker Friedman Institute
Jul 1, 2025 - Bernd Wittenbrink is interested in the psychology of person perception and social judgment, specifically the influence that stereotypes and group attitudes may...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/heres-what-meta-argued-to-fend-off-monopoly-claims-in-landmark-trial/
Here’s What Meta Argued to Fend Off Monopoly Claims in Landmark Trial | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/the-university-of-chicago-becker-friedman-institute-for-economics-and-stanford-university-initiative-for-financial-decision-making-launch-national-research-consortium-to-expand-participation-in-529-ed/
The University of Chicago Becker Friedman Institute for Economics and Stanford University...
Chicago, IL — Today, these founding institutions announce the formation of the National Consortium on Education Savings Research (529 Consortium), a...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/a-new-approach-to-hedging-climate-risks/
A New Approach to Hedging Climate Risks | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/working-papers/californias-firearm-excise-tax-is-almost-fully-passed-on-to-consumers/
California’s Firearm Excise Tax is Almost Fully Passed on to Consumers | Becker Friedman Institute
Mar 9, 2026 - We evaluate the effect of California’s 11 percent excise tax on firearms, introduced in July 2024, on retail prices. Using price quotes for 48 popular firearms...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/people/george-wu-2/
George Wu | Becker Friedman Institute
Feb 14, 2025 - George Wu studies the psychology of decision making; goal-setting and motivation; and cognitive biases in bargaining and negotiation. Wu’s research has been...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/working-paper/2020-169/?_topics=fiscal-studies,higher-education-workforce-training
The Distributional Effects of Student Loan Forgiveness | Becker Friedman Institute
May 27, 2024 - We study the distributional consequences of student debt forgiveness in present value terms, accounting for differences in repayment behavior across the...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/scholar/adrien-auclert/
Adrien Auclert | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/indias-deepening-slowdown-faces-fresh-risks-from-virus/
India’s Deepening Slowdown Faces Fresh Risks from Virus | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/working-paper/the-distinctive-character-of-policy-driven-stock-market-jumps/
The Distinctive Character of Policy-Driven Stock Market Jumps | Becker Friedman Institute
May 27, 2024 - When the stock market moves in a big way, journalists try to explain why. This column uses next-day newspaper accounts to characterize the drivers of more than...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/insight/blog/lifetime-earnings-in-the-united-states-over-six-decades/
Examining Lifetime Earnings in the US Over Six Decades | Becker Friedman Institute
Jun 13, 2024 - Since the 1970s, stagnating average earnings and rising earnings inequality in US labor markets have spurred academic research and fired policy debates....
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/scholar/manasi-chhabra/
Manasi Chhabra | Becker Friedman Institute
Apr 26, 2024 - Manasi is a graduate student at the Paris School of Economics. Her research interests lie at the intersection of Health and Gender Economics. She is also...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/working-paper/a-political-model-of-trust/
Information Aggregation in Stratified Societies | Becker Friedman Institute
May 17, 2024 - We analyze a model of political competition in which the elite forms endogenously to aggregate information and advise the uninformed median voter which...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/working-paper/nudges-in-exercise-commitment-contracts-a-randomized-trial/?_topics=uncategorized
Nudges in Exercise Commitment Contracts: A Randomized Trial | Becker Friedman Institute
Jul 3, 2024 - We consider the welfare consequences of nudges to encourage exercise habit formation. We analyze a randomized trial of nudged exercise commitment contracts...
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/all-bangor-police-officers-will-now-be-wearing-body-cameras/
All Bangor police officers will now be wearing body cameras | Becker Friedman Institute
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https://bfi.uchicago.edu/news/u-s-poverty-rate-rose-from-60-year-low-incomes-fell-amid-virus/
U.S. Poverty Rate Rose From 60-Year Low, Incomes Fell Amid Virus | Becker Friedman Institute
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