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Economic Growth in the Malthusian Era: Evidence from the 1609 Spanish Expulsion of the Moriscos. Eric Chaney, Richard Hornbeck, September 2013, Paper. "We investigate economic…
Nonsectarian Welfare Statements. Cass Sunstein, August 28, 2013, Paper. "How can we measure whether national institutions in general, and regulatory institutions in particular,…
Diasporas and Outsourcing: Evidence from oDesk and India. William R. Kerr, August 26, 2013, Paper. "This study examines the role of the Indian diaspora in the outsourcing of work…
Choice Not Genes - Probable Cause for the India-Africa Child Height Gap. Rohini Pande, August 24, 2013, Article. "In his article, “Does India Really Suffer from Worse Child…
Immigration, diversity, and economic prosperity. Alberto Alesina, August 22, 2013, Paper. "With aging populations in the rich nations and booming labour forces in poor nations,…
Predictive effects of teachers and schools on test scores, college attendance, and earnings. Gary Chamberlain, August 20, 2013, Paper. "I studied predictive effects of teachers…
An Uncertain Glory: India and its Contradictions. Amartya Sen, August 11, 2013, Book. "When India became independent in 1947 after two centuries of colonial rule, it immediately…
Why Is U.S. Economic Mobility Worse in the South? Cass Sunstein, August 8, 2013, Opinion. "Americans pride themselves on their intergenerational mobility. Our nation’s…
Crumbling American Dreams. Robert D. Putnam, August 3, 2013, Opinion. "My hometown — Port Clinton, Ohio, population 6,050 — was in the 1950s a passable embodiment of the American…
Intergenerational Occupational Mobility in Great Britain and the United States Since 1850: Comment. Alexandra Killewald, August 2013, Paper. "Using historical census and…