In this new episode of The Pie, they explore how economic principles shape parenting, marriage, work, and education—and why understanding people is essential to understanding growth.

The study shows how big liquid savings weakened the mortgage debt channel, helping households keep consumption steady during rapid rate hikes.

This year’s conference is organized by Marina Azzimonti, Alessandra Fogli, and Veronica Guerrieri.

Program chairs: Wendy Morrison and Marta Prato.

Co-hosted with The Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation, this conference convenes researchers across economics, sociology, law, behavioral science, healthcare, and AI to advance dialogue on discrimination.

Organizers: Marianne Bertrand, Alex Imas, Conrad Miller & Pietro Veronesi.

2/ Price effects took nearly a year to reach shelves, and some firms turned to “tariff engineering,” relabeling bottles to sidestep duties.

Authors: Aaron Flaaen, Ali Hortaçsu, Felix Tintelnot, Nicolás Urdaneta & Daniel Xu

4/ Data & documentation: cmfdata.org
Interactive map: bfidatastudio.org/project/expl...

3/ By @rickhornbeck.bsky.social & @andershumlum.bsky.social of
@chicagobooth.bsky.social along w/ Martin Rotemberg (@nyu.edu)

2/ Census of Manufactures transcripts from 1850-1880, which sat in archives for over a century, are now digitized and publicly available for the first time.