Psychology has traditionally seen itself as the science of universal human cognition, but it
has only recently begun seriously grappling with cross-cultural variation. Here we argue that …

The economic downturn caused by the current COVID-19 outbreak has substantial
implications for gender equality, both during the downturn and the subsequent recovery …

The nature and scale of the shocks to the demand for, and the supply of, home childcare
during the COVID-19 pandemic provide a unique opportunity to increase our understanding …

“The most important book on government policy that I've read in a long time.”—David
Leonhardt, New York Times Even as they have become fabulously wealthy, the ultra-rich …

In this survey, we argue that the economic analysis of fertility has entered a new era. First-
generation models of fertility choice were designed to account for two empirical regularities …

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the sharpest global economic downturn since the
Great Depression. Figure 1 displays deviations from long-term trends in gross domestic …

In recent US recessions, employment losses have been much larger for men than for
women. Yet, in the current recession caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the opposite is true …

The winners of the Nobel Prize show how economics, when done right, can help us solve
the thorniest social and political problems of our day. Figuring out how to deal with today's …

A pioneering book that takes us beyond economic debate to show how inequality is
returning us to a past dominated by empires, dynastic elites, and ethnic divisions. The …

We relate gender differences in willingness to commute to the gender wage gap. Using
French administrative data on job search criteria, we first document that unemployed women …