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We report the results from a large field experiment that tests if happiness spreads within an organizational setting, as predicted by the emotional contagion hypothesis. Although some studies have supported this hypothes...Read more...
Torbjorn Hanson, Ashild Johnsen, Andreas Kotsadam and Alberto Prati
21 January 2026
How effective are restrictions on mobility in limiting COVID-19 spread? Using zip code data across five U.S. cities, we estimate that total cases per capita decrease by 19% for every ten percentage point fall in mobility...Read more...
Edward L. Glaeser, Caitlin Gorback and Stephen J. Redding
1 January 2022