Disease is an old companion to urban life. The golden age of Periclean Athens was arguably ended by the plague that struck that polis in 430 B.C.E.; the Bubonic plague hit Constantinople in 541 C.E.
This paper builds a new microdatabase that covers 100 countries at all income levels and long-run time series in the United States (1870–2010) and Mexico (1960–2010) to document how the modern tax sys
The 15th annual Education Next survey, conducted in June 2021, yields a host of specific results that reveal one large fact about the current state of public opinion on American education: The public
The COVID-19 pandemic brought public awareness to the vital role that front-line service sector workers play in our economy and daily lives.
The Biden administration has set a goal of reaching net zero economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
March 2021, the Confederation of African Football’s President, Patrice Motsepe, insisted that “An African team must win the World Cup in the near future.” This visionary statement is infused with hope
How effective are restrictions on mobility in limiting COVID-19 spread? Using zip code data across five U.S.
We argue the revenue potential from increasing tax rates on capital gains may be substantially greater than previously understood.
This study analyses the performance of macroeconomic policy in South Africa in 2007–2020 and outlines challenges for policy in the coming decade.
The aim of this chapter is to explain the motivations for launching an international, cross-disciplinary conversation on fatherhood engagement.
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