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Can AI-Powered Mental Health Apps Meaningfully Improve Wellbeing?

A VoxDev article by FOS Affiliate Raissa Fabregas and co-authors on how AI-powered mental health apps can improve users' wellbeing, daily functioning, labour market outcomes, and their engagement with formal care.

Development Health Work In the Media July 2026
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Unionization and Wage Inequality

New research by FOS Affiliate Kory Kroft and co-authors, published in American Economic Review: Insights, examines the impact of unionization on the salaries of faculty at Canadian universities.

Work In the Media July 2026
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Opportunities for Computer-Assisted Learning and Outcomes in Puerto Rico

Findings presented at the Puerto Rico International Future of Education (IFED) Conference 2026 highlight how computer-assisted learning can improve outcomes at scale, but only when education systems ensure sustained, structured use.

Education Conference Press Release April 2026
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New Study Points to Impact of Pharmacist Prescribing Rules

A new Canadian Affairs article on research by FOS Affiliate Alex Hoagland and co-authors shows that pharmacist prescribing reduces visits to emergency departments but may increase demand elsewhere in the system.

Health In the Media March 2026
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The Case for Loosening Closed-Visa Programs

Insights from FOS Affiliate Kory Kroft and co-authors in the Chicago Booth Review, illuminating how permanent residency can unlock economic mobility for temporary foreign workers in Canada.

Work In the Media March 2026
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In-School Supervised EdTech Support Produces Massive Learning Gains: A Khan Academy Field Experiment in India

VoxEU column from FOS Affiliate Philip Oreopoulos and co-authors illuminating what drives effective EdTech use in schools.

Education Development In the Media February 2026
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Temporary Foreign Workers Switch Jobs and Earn More After Becoming Permanent Residents

Insights from FOS Affiliate Kory Kroft and co-authors in The Globe and Mail, illuminating how permanent residency can unlock economic mobility for temporary foreign workers in Canada.

Work In the Media January 2026
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New Literature Review on EdTech

FOS Affiliate Philip Oreopoulos co-edited this new VoxDev literature review on edtech in low- and middle-income countries.

Education Development In the Media December 2025
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