Q&A: Market Timing with Moving Averages
Some researchers argue that a market timing strategy based on buy/sell signals generated by a 50- or 200-day moving average offers a more appealing combination of risk and return than a buy-and-hold...
View ArticleQ&A: When Does Active Management Shine?
If you are familiar with a recent survey of mutual fund performance by Fundquest (Jane Li, "When Active Management Shines vs. Passive," June 2010), your comments would be appreciated. (Read the full...
View ArticleEndogenous Production Networks -- by Daron Acemoglu, Pablo D. Azar
We develop a tractable model of endogenous production networks. Each one of a number of products can be produced by combining labor and an endogenous subset of the other products as inputs. Different...
View ArticleWeak States: Causes and Consequences of the Sicilian Mafia -- by Daron...
We document that the spread of the Mafia in Sicily at the end of the 19th century was in part shaped by the rise of socialist Peasant Fasci organizations. In an environment with weak state presence,...
View ArticleThe Long-Run Effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit on Women's Earnings --...
We use longitudinal data on marriage and children from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics to characterize women's exposure to the federal and state Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) during their first...
View ArticleThe Influence of Peer Genotypes and Behavior on Smoking Outcomes: Evidence...
We introduce a novel use of genetic data for studying social influences on behavior: Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health), we deploy the...
View ArticleThe Rate of Return on Everything, 1870-2015 -- by Oscar Jorda, Katharina...
This paper answers fundamental questions that have preoccupied modern economic thought since the 18th century. What is the aggregate real rate of return in the economy? Is it higher than the growth...
View ArticleThe Geography of Poverty and Nutrition: Food Deserts and Food Choices Across...
We study the causes of "nutritional inequality": why the wealthy tend to eat more healthfully than the poor in the U.S. Using two event study designs exploiting entry of new supermarkets and...
View ArticleInvestment Responses to Trade Liberalization: Evidence from U.S. Industries...
This paper examines the effect of a change in U.S. trade policy on the domestic investment of U.S. manufacturers. Using a difference-in-differences identification strategy, we find that industries more...
View ArticleHow Expertise Can Become a Liability
Andras Tilcsik and Juan Almandoz published an interesting article in the Rotman Business School's management magazine this year titled, "When Expertise Becomes a Liability." They studied over 1,300...
View ArticleNew Class-Action Suit Filed Against Tezos Founders
The Tezos organization is being sued for a fourth time, in this case to freeze the funds raised during its ICO.
View ArticleWhere Have All the Private Blockchains Gone?
What's next for private blockchains? More iteration, improvement â and adoption, argues developer Gideon Greenspan.
View ArticleBoeing Eyes Blockchain in Bid to Fight GPS Spoofing
A new patent filing from Boeing suggests that the aircraft manufacturing giant is looking at how blockchain can help protect in-flight GPS receivers.
View ArticleBought Your First Bitcoin or Ether? Brace for the Fees
Frustrated by crypto transaction fees? This CoinDesk Explainer gives an overview of why they're necessary for the blockchains being built.
View ArticleFidelity's Charity Arm Raises $22 Million in Bitcoin in 2017
Despite the rising price of bitcoin, some investors are choosing to donate their gains to a cause, according to figures from Fidelity Charitable.
View ArticleUK Financial Watchdog to Further Scrutinize ICOs
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)Â has announced that it will gather further evidence and conduct a deeper examination on ICOs.
View ArticleBull Market Breather? Bitcoin Retreats After Run on $20k
Bitcoin is facing significant resistence at $20,000, potentially putting in place the possibility the cryptocurrency's bull run could cool.
View ArticleThe Transformed Role of Government in the Blockchain Era
Embracing change might not be easy for governments, but it can be done, according to the head of Dubai's ambitious blockchain agenda.
View ArticleNorth Korea Suspected Again in Crypto Exchange Attacks
South Korea's spy agency beileves a recent run of hacking attacks on domestic cryptocurrency exchanges is linked to North Korea.
View ArticleLitecoin Faces Key Hurdle in Push Back to Record Highs
The price of litecoin is up from a recent low, but Monday's chart analysis suggests it's facing a key crossroads in a bid to push much higher.
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