When some US states allowed nurse practitioners to prescribe controlled substances without physician oversight, a serious unintended consequence took hold:... more

James Robinson, a University Professor with appointments in both UChicago’s Harris School of Public Policy as well as the Political... more

Bats are considered a natural pesticide. When they began to die out due to an invasive fungus, farmers turned to... more

Private equity investors made some $200 billion worth of healthcare acquisitions in 2021, and $1 trillion worth in the 10... more

When the Soo Line threatened to expand into the Great Northern Railway’s territory in 1905, the two companies entered a... more

The Federal Reserve responded to COVID-era inflation with the fastest increase in the federal funds rate in 40 years. Importantly,... more

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, a landmark piece of tax legislation from the first year of the... more

The primary contributor to long-run growth is productivity: A country’s ability to raise residents’ standards of living depends on its... more

In the wake of numerous high-profile incidents of police use of force, particularly against Black Americans, law enforcement agencies across... more

The United States is in the midst of a student loan crisis, with over 45 million borrowers owing more than... more