Rethinking Exchange Rate Regimes
This paper employs an updated algorithm and database for classifying exchange rate and anchor currency choice, to explore the evolution of the global exchange rate system, including parallel rates, ca
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Foundational Essays in Immigration Economics
This book collects the main papers written by George Borjas on the economics of immigration during a decades-long career.
Using Behavioral Insights to Improve School Administrative Communications: The Case of Truancy Notifications
Many states mandate districts or schools notify parents when students have missed multiple unexcused days of school.
Decrypting New Age International Capital Flows
This paper employs high frequency transactions data on the world’s oldest and most extensive centralized peer-to-peer Bitcoin market, which enables trade in the currencies of more than 135 countries.
Addressing the Leakage and Competitiveness Risks of Climate Policy
This issue brief introduces key policy principles to mitigate the risks involved in implementing ambitious climate goals on the federal level.
A Note on the Global Distribution of Authorship in Economics Journals
Using Fontana et al.’s (2019) database, we analyze levels and trends in the global distribution of authorship in economics journals, disaggregating by country/region, quality of journal, and fields of
No, We Don't Need Dumb Cities
We have long advocated, in this space and on our own platform, for better, faster and cheaper government, and have argued that technological modernization is a top driver of how we get there.
Crowding in Private Quality: The Equilibrium Effects of Public Spending in Education
We study the effects of a policy that distributed large cash grants through school councils to public schools in rural Pakistan.
Exploring the Causal Mechanisms Linking Pretrial Detention and Future Penal System Involvement
The Handbook on Pretrial Justice covers the front end of the criminal legal system from pretrial diversion to pretrial detention or release.
Coverage Denials for Medical Necessity Rules in Medicare
Research Objective Coverage policy may be an important tool to reduce spending while discouraging low-value medical services.
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