New working paper, 'The Provision of Information and Incentives in School Assignment Mechanisms,' from UChicago Economics' Derek Neal and Joseph Root. ow.ly/etpC50RsXbi

New working paper, 'Gaining Steam: Incumbent Lock-in and Entrant Leapfrogging,' from Chicago Booth's Richard Hornbeck, Anders Humlum, Shanon Hsuan-Ming Hsu, and Martin Rotemberg. ow.ly/MQAr50RsPZt

NEW PODCAST: American cities are overreliant on cars.

In this episode of The Pie, Milena Almagro (@Chicago Booth), shares her home-hitting research in Chicago showing the optimal mix of policies for cities dealing with transit issues. ow.ly/GsZy50RsxAr

New working paper, 'New Gig Work or Changes in Reporting? Understanding Self-Employment Trends in Tax Data,' from Dmitri Koustas (@HarrisPolicy), Andrew Garin, and Emilie Jackson. ow.ly/g3AL50RsEsk

New working paper, 'The Evolution of Black-White Differences in Occupational Mobility Across Post-Civil War America,' by Steven Durlauf (Harris Policy), Gueyon Kim, Dohyeon Lee, and Xi Song. ow.ly/h9of50Rrl57

CALL FOR PAPERS: The AI in Social Science Conference aims to promote dialogue and explore new methodologies, datasets, and technologies to advance understanding and push knowledge boundaries. All interested researchers are welcome to submit papers by 5/1. ow.ly/lAL150QJWo5

Firms do not typically update their discount rates when inflation expectations change. As a result, expected inflation raises real investment by lowering the real required return to capital.

Chicago Booth's Kilian Huber, Niels J. Gormsen, & Masao Fukui

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According to recent research from @uchi_economics' Evan Rose, Patrick Kline, & Christopher R. Walters, a small number of companies are responsible for a substantial amount of labor market discrimination. Who are they? Explore the data & find out:

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While many households know about inflation's erosive effect on nominal assets, most are unaware of its impacts on nominal debt & increase consumption once they learn about it.

Chicago Booth's Michael Weber, Philip Schnorpfeil, & Andreas Hackethal:

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Startups backed by venture capitalists (vs. banks) have more promising growth & innovation prospects than other startups.

UChicago Economics' Ufuk Akcigit, Emin Dinlersoz, Jeremy Greenwood, & Veronika Penciakova.

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Amenities change as neighborhoods gentrify. Different demographic groups tend to prefer different types of amenities, & businesses respond by expanding amenities in neighborhoods w/ greater demand.

@Chicagobooth's Milena Almagro & Tomás Domínguez-Iino

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VIDEO: Chicago Booth's Milena Almagro quantifies the impact of different transportation policies and applies her approach to the City of Chicago. Almagro shares her results as well as makes suggestions for public transit policies to offset these costs. ow.ly/Fono50Rp7Rx

Congratulations to our Director, Erik Hurst and Amir Sufi (both Chicago Booth) on their election to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences!

The Academy was founded in 1780 to help a young nation face its challenges through shared purpose, knowledge, and ideas.

Half of workers have used ChatGPT, w/ adoption ranging from 79% of software developers to 34% of financial advisors. Women are 20 ppts less likely to use the tool.

Explore more insights from Chicago Booth's Anders Humlum & Emilie Vestergaard:

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CALL FOR PAPERS: The AI in Social Science Conference aims to promote dialogue and explore new methodologies, datasets, and technologies to advance understanding and push knowledge boundaries. All interested researchers are welcome to submit papers by 5/1. ow.ly/lAL150QJWo5

Congratulations to our director, Chicago Booth's Erik Hurst, on his election to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences!

Founded during the revolution in 1780, the Academy's membership includes such visionaries as Ben Franklin, Maria Mitchell, Charles Darwin, John Legend, & George Clooney.

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Half of workers have used ChatGPT, w/ adoption ranging from 79% of software developers to 34% of financial advisors. Women are 20 ppts less likely to use the tool.

Explore more insights from Chicago Booth's Anders Humlum & Emilie Vestergaard:

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Academic achievement & socioeconomic status predict future criminal justice involvement, but improving schools & neighborhoods alone isn't sufficient to eliminate racial disparities.

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Derek Neal (UChicago Economics), Ezra Karger, & Andrew Jordan