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The Value of Postsecondary Credentials in the Labor Market: An Experimental Study. Claudia Golden, Lawrence Katz, September 2014. Paper. "We study employers’ perceptions of…
Informal Employment and Development: Patterns of Inclusion and Exclusion, Martha Chen, September 2014, Paper, At present, there is renewed interest in the informal economy…
Culture and Institutions. Alberto Alesina, September 1, 2014, Paper. "A growing body of empirical work measuring different types of cultural traits has shown that culture…
(Measured) Profit is Not Welfare: Evidence from an Experiment on Bundling Microcredit and Insurance. Richard Hornbeck, September 2014, Paper. "We analyze a randomized trial in…
Resisting the Iron Cage: The Effects of Bureaucratic Reforms to Promote Equity. Frank Dobbin, September 2014, Paper. "Organization scholars since Max Weber have…
Why Are So Many Countries Poor, Volatile, and Unequal? Ricardo Hausmann, 2014, Syllabus. "This course explores the causes and consequences of three salient and interrelated…
Wealth Effects and Macroeconomics Dynamics. Karen Dynan, September 2014, Paper, "The effect of wealth on consumption is an issue of longstanding interest to economists. …
Jobless men are the thorniest social issue in the US. Edward Glaeser, August 31, 2014, Opinion. "WHEN I was born, in 1967, only 5.2 percent of men between ages 25 and 54 were…
How to Deregulate Cities and States. Edward Glaeser, Cass Sunstein, August 24, 2014, Opinion. "A lot of attention has been devoted in recent years to overregulation at the…
How to Deregulate Cities and States; Cost-benefit analysis and 'lookbacks' could lift the unnecessary burdens of occupational licensing. Edward Glaeser, Cass Sunstein, August…