This paper introduces a family of multi-period poverty measures
derived from commonly used static poverty measures. Our measures
trade-off…
Research on entrepreneurship often examines the local dimensions of new business formation. The local environment influences the choices of…
Informal payments are a frequently overlooked source of local public finance in developing countries. We use microdata from ten countries…
Why are some places more entrepreneurial than others? We use Census Bureau data to study local determinants of manufacturing startups…
Informal payments are a frequently overlooked source of local public finance in developing countries. We use microdata from ten countries…
What do Americans think about their schools? More important, perhaps, what would it take to change their minds? Can a president at the peak…
Early admissions is widely used by selective colleges and universities. We identify some basic facts about early admissions policies,…
Book Abstract: Ten papers, originally presented at a conference held in Carefree, Arizona, in May 2005, examine emerging issues in the…
Ten papers, originally presented at a conference held in Carefree, Arizona, in May 2005, examine emerging issues in the economics of aging…
The School District of Philadelphia, in the summer of 2002, at the request of the State of
Pennsylvania, asked for-profit and nonprofit…