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Much is uncertain about the pros and cons—but one thing is for sure: smartphones are a big part of childhood. ÿ�ճԹ�'s Matthew Gentzkow talks to The Economist about his research.

ÿ�ճԹ� Senior Fellow Maya Rossin-Slater, who has conducted extensive research showing how school shootings impact survivors, is quoted in this piece from The Associated Press.

As the world ages and longevity increases, so too does caregiver burnout for the sandwich generation. ÿ�ճԹ�’s executive director Jialu Streeter offers tips for caregivers.

The New York Times reports on a study from ÿ�ճԹ�'s Neale Mahoney, which finds that medical debt relief efforts aren't going as expected.

ÿ�ճԹ� Senior Fellow Gopi Shah Goda and Undergraduate Research Assistant Emma Casey explore the future of health insurance and health care.

A new op-ed by ÿ�ճԹ�’s Mark Duggan published by The Hill connects the growth in veterans’ disability to declines in veterans’ employment and our crisis in military recruiting.

A mix of revenue hikes and benefit trims will be needed, ÿ�ճԹ�’s Mark Duggan concluded in a paper published by Aspen Economic Strategy Group.

“Social Security does reduce the racial gap in retirement wealth in its current form, but it could go farther by increasing the minimum benefit,” ÿ�ճԹ�'s Gopi Shah Goda tells AARP.

Understanding how long you're likely to live once you hit retirement age is key to retirement planning, ÿ�ճԹ�'s Annamaria Lusardi tells CBS News.

Victor Fuchs, ÿ�ճԹ� Senior Fellow Emeritus, was among the first to offer a comprehensive explanation, and a possible solution, for the country’s rising health care costs.

Victor Fuchs, a pioneering ÿ�ճԹ� economist who sought to explain why Americans don’t live longer, healthier lives, died on September 16.