Large and State-Dependent Effects of Quasi-Random Monetary Experiments -- by...
Fixing the exchange rate constrains monetary policy. Along with unfettered cross-border capital flows, the trilemma implies that arbitrage, not the central bank, determines how interest rates...
View ArticleOptimal Social Security Claiming Behavior under Lump Sum Incentives: Theory...
People who delay claiming Social Security receive higher lifelong benefits upon retirement. We survey individuals on their willingness to delay claiming later, if they could receive a lump sum in lieu...
View ArticleEconometric Evidence on the R&D Depreciation Rate -- by Gaetan de...
This paper presents estimates of the R&D depreciation rate using survey data on Australian inventions. Its novelty is twofold. First, it relies on direct observation of the revenue streams of...
View ArticleOne in a Million: Field Experiments on Perceived Closeness of the Election...
A common feature of many models of voter turnout is that increasing the perceived closeness of the election should increase voter turnout. However, cleanly testing this prediction is difficult and...
View ArticleConsequences of the Clean Water Act and the Demand for Water Quality -- by...
Since the 1972 U.S. Clean Water Act, government and industry have invested over $1 trillion to abate water pollution, or $100 per person-year. Over half of U.S. stream and river miles, however, still...
View ArticleMaternity and Family Leave Policy -- by Maya Rossin-Slater
Maternity and family leave policies enable mothers to take time off work to prepare for and recover from childbirth and to care for their new children. While there is substantial variation in the...
View ArticleIs American Health Care Uniquely Inefficient? Evidence from Prescription...
Alan Garber and Jonathan Skinner (2008) famously conjectured that the US health care system was "uniquely inefficient" relative to other countries. We test this idea using cross-country data on...
View ArticleStatistics to Measure Offshoring and its Impact -- by Robert C. Feenstra
We identify "first generation" statistics to measure offshoring as the share of imported intermediate inputs in costs, along with O*NET data to measure the tradability of tasks. These data were used to...
View ArticleFlexible Prices and Leverage -- by Francesco D'Acunto, Ryan Liu, Carolin...
The frequency with which firms adjust output prices helps explain persistent differences in capital structure across firms. Unconditionally, the most flexible-price firms have a 19% higher long-term...
View ArticleDisaster Risk and Asset Returns: An International Perspective -- by Karen K....
Recent studies have shown that disaster risk can generate asset return moments similar to those observed in the U.S. data. However, these studies have ignored the cross-country asset pricing...
View ArticlePublic Finance in a Nutshell: A Cobb Douglas Teaching Tool for General...
To help first- or second-year graduate students in economics apply their theoretical training, this paper shows how to solve a simple and intuitive computable general equilibrium (CGE) model using a...
View ArticleThe Labor of Division: Returns to Compulsory High School Math Coursework --...
Despite great focus on and public investment in STEM education, little causal evidence connects quantitative coursework to students' economic outcomes. I show that state changes in minimum high school...
View ArticleSibling Spillovers -- by Sandra E. Black, Sanni Breining, David N. Figlio,...
It is notoriously difficult to identify peer effects within the family, because of the common shocks and reflection problems. We make use of a novel identification strategy and unique data in order to...
View ArticleIsrael's Triumph over Inflation: The Long and Winding Road -- by Assaf Razin
The paper gives an economic-history perspective of the long struggle with inflation. It covers the early acceleration to three-digit levels, lasting 8 years; The stabilization program, based on...
View ArticleThe Local Economic and Welfare Consequences of Hydraulic Fracturing -- by...
Exploiting geological variation within shale deposits and timing in the initiation of hydraulic fracturing, this paper finds that allowing fracing leads to sharp increases in oil and gas recovery and...
View ArticleHires and Separations in Equilibrium -- by Edward P. Lazear, Kristin McCue
Hiring is positively correlated with separation, both across firms and over time. A theory of hiring and separation based on shifts in demand implies the opposite. One firm or industry hires and grows...
View ArticleWill Ad Blocking Break the Internet? -- by Ben Shiller, Joel Waldfogel,...
Ad blockers allow Internet users to obtain information without generating ad revenue for site owners; and by 2016 they were used by roughly a quarter of site visitors. Given the ad-supported nature of...
View Article[1701.05632] The Internet as Quantitative Social Science Platform: Insights...
Research: The Internet as Quantitative Social Science Platform: Insights from a Trillion Observations. (arXiv:17... https://t.co/D2iYKbqxN5 â moneyscienceâ¦
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View ArticleEconomics cannot isolate itself from political theory: a mathematical...
The purpose of this paper is to provide a confession of sorts from an economist to political science and philosophy. A confession of the weaknesses of the political position of the economist. It is...
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