Being born a few days on either side of the school-enrollment cutoff date might seem like an arbitrary difference. But new research finds boys born just after the cutoff, who start kindergarten relatively old for their grade, enjoy far more advantages than previously known.
New research by economist Rebecca Diamond found an increase in marriage among single women and an increase in employment rates among unemployed women after they started taking GLP-1 drugs for weight loss. Diamond says the pattern suggests that at least part of the female obesity penalty — the social and financial costs women bear due to their body size — is linked to first impressions.
For more than 20 years, the Andrew Carnegie Foundation has marked Independence Day by recognizing a group of naturalized U.S. citizens whose contributions have strengthened the nation.
How economist Claudia Goldin helped WNBA players secure a fairer contract
A new study finds increased isolation and distress in remote-friendly occupations
Prospective buyers are most concerned about where to plug in, researchers say
Could frustration with billionaires and corporate power bring about a resurgence in American democracy? Taeku Lee believes it’s possible.
Joyce Chaplin’s “Rewilding Harvard” is reimagining the Harvard landscape.
Analysis reveals unhappy marriage of lower productivity and higher prices amid wobbly regulation
The award recognizes outstanding course design and teaching that exemplifies the program’s pedagogical aims.
Economists show education gaps are changing who gets married — but not for the people you might think