A great economics paper does two things. It takes on a big question, and it finds a smart way to answer that question. But some papers go even further. The very best papers have the power to change ...

American Economic Review this month retracted a paper that concluded that tax increases on French dividends also increased firms’ investment. The retraction note says the authors didn’t tell editors ...

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