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How does agricultural policy reshape the economic consequences of climate change? @AllanHsiao (@StanfordEcon), Jacob Moscona (@MITEcon) & Karthik Sastry (@PrincetonEcon) on food policy in a warming world: youtu.be/dWA3hhAibag

Household carbon emissions differ across different places. Does this mean one way to lower emissions is for higher-emissions places to adopt the features of lower-emissions places? Eva Lyubich (US Census) on the role of people vs. places: youtu.be/Xx5J4aqDEi0

Do recessions impact mortality? Amy Finkelstein (@MITEcon), @ProfNoto (@ChicagoBooth), Frank Schilbach (@MITEcon) & @jzhangecon (@DukeSanford) on the welfare consequences of the Great Recession: youtu.be/XrBXo9b2e6g

How replaceable is a low-wage job? @evankrose (@UChi_Economics) & @yotamshemtov (@UCLA) on the long-run consequences of low-wage job loss: youtu.be/mXTuz4vb98o

Since the 1980s, China has engaged in one of the largest and most systematic episodes of policy experimentation in recent history. Shaoda Wang (@HarrisPolicy) & @david_yang (@HarvardEcon) on policy learning in this setting: youtu.be/cE-RlzXhLXk

Hundreds of millions worldwide live in areas controlled by criminal organizations. What can states do to regain control? @AFenizia (@GWUEconomics) & @raffaelesaggio (@ubcVSE) on combating the Mafia: youtu.be/nfs5jVvFxOI

Investments in universal pre-K have high returns, largely driven by the substantial effect on parents’ earnings. From @john_eric, @ChrisANeilson, @Xiaoyang_Ye & Seth Zimmerman: youtu.be/YxexiLODdHE (@YaleEconomics, @YaleTobinCenter, @YaleSOM)

What is the social cost of political corruption? @MeeraMahadevan (@GPS_UCSD) on corruption in the Indian electricity sector and its welfare consequences: youtu.be/bSOvmbmDBkc

India ranks among the worst countries for women’s health & survival. Policy has focused on subsidizing health care as a solution, but @DupasPascaline (@PrincetonEcon) & @radhi_jain (@ucl) show these programs are still plagued by gender inequality: youtu.be/M3vscwPxEr8

Anti-scientific attitudes impose a substantial cost on society. Can science education help address this? @BenjaminArold (@cambridge_uni) on evolution vs. creationism in the classroom: youtu.be/ZeZw4jqsMKY

Can an employer’s concern for their employees’ well-being lead to a form of discrimination? @NinaBuchmann6 (@YaleEGC), Carl Meyer (@StanfordEcon) & @ColinD_Sullivan (@PittEcon) on paternalistic discrimination: youtu.be/8y6t08GKFTw

Can financial access be transformative for poor households? Bernardus Van Doornik (@BancoCentralBR), Armando Gomes (@washuolin), David Schoenherr (Seoul National University) & @JanisSkrastins (@washuolin) on fin. access & labor market outcomes: youtu.be/8mIKUVrVJEE

In 2013, China launched a landmark program to monitor air quality & disclose real-time data. Panle Jia Barwick (@WIeconomics), Shanjun Li (@CornellDyson), Liguo Lin (SUFE) & Eric Zou (@MichiganRoss) on the impact on public behavior & health outcomes: youtu.be/_G4NEncaovQ

Do national leaders matter for their countries' outcomes? Sebastian Ottinger (@CERGE_EI) & Nico Voigtländer (@uclaanderson) on the effect of European monarchs on state performance: youtu.be/sOB5hmEXjdE

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What is the origin of states and governments? Bob Allen (@NYUAbuDhabi), Mattia Bertazzini (@UniofNottingham) & @LeanderHeldring (@KelloggSchool) on cooperative vs. extractive theories of government: youtu.be/kLHKQpoQeYc

High schoolers face educational choices that have substantial long-term consequences. Many studies examine how teachers influence these choices, but another resource has been relatively neglected: counselors. From @camulhern (@RANDCorporation): youtu.be/7wwbqH1A-4w

In recent years, there has been a global surge in populist politics. What will be the economic consequences? Manuel Funke, @MSchularick & @Ch_Trebesch on populist leaders and the economy: youtu.be/CtD0_cl2ZlA (@kielinstitute, @ScPoEcon)

Why do managers matter for firm performance, and what distinguishes good managers from bad ones? @VirginiaMinni (@TheIFS, @ChicagoBooth) on managers and the allocation of workers to jobs: youtu.be/83ivIJCi2bQ

Carbon pricing policies are an increasingly popular tool for fighting climate change. How effective are these policies, and who bears the economic costs? From @drkaenzig (@NUEconomics): youtu.be/a7IV7TCS9Qc