Have trade agreements been bad for America?
Many Americans are persuaded that trade agreements of the last 40 years have been a costly mistake. To be sure, open markets leave some people behind, and promises to help those hurt were broken.
Research
Urban Rebirth: Economic Considerations for Reconstruction in Kharkiv and Ukraine
The Ukrainian economy will need to be reoriented after the devastating war from East to West, from heavy industry to a knowledge economy, and from polluting to green infrastructure.
Using Neural Networks to Predict Microspatial Economic Growth
We apply deep learning to daytime satellite imagery to predict changes in income and population at high spatial resolution in US data.
Let the WTO Referee Carbon Border Taxes
Efforts to reduce global greenhouse-gas emissions must overcome the free-rider problem, and carbon border adjustment measures are the most effective way to level the playing field.
The World’s Best-Kept Financial Inclusion Secret Revealed: The Untold Success Story of BRI Microbanking Since 1895
Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI), Indonesia People’s Bank, has been the most successful promoter of financial inclusion in Indonesia since the country declared independence in 1945.
US Immigration from Latin America in Historical Perspective
The share of US residents who were born in Latin America and the Caribbean plateaued recently, after a half century of rapid growth.
The performance of PPP and publicly procured road projects: evidence from India
Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Indian roads represent the worlds' largest program of private sector investment in road development and operations.
Can Nudges Increase Take-Up of the EITC? Evidence from Multiple Field Experiments
The Earned Income Tax Credit distributes more than $60 billion to over 20 million low-income families annually. Nevertheless, an estimated one-fifth of eligible households do not claim it.
Collective Reputation in Trade: Evidence from the Chinese Dairy Industry
The existence of collective reputation implies an important externality.
Open-Population Inference: An Investigation of the Underrepresentation of the Second Generation in Research on Intergenerational Income Mobility
Studies about intergenerational income mobility are increasingly popular across the social sciences.
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