Can taxes on consumption redistribute in developing countries? Contrary to consensus, we show that taxing consumption is progressive once…
Exploiting a new global macro-historical database of effective tax rates, we uncover an intriguing pro-tax-capacity effect of international…
Decades of low inflation led to widespread use of dollar-denominated financial instruments with fixed interest rates and long maturities.…
Written for a PIIE conference on the 50th anniversary of floating exchange rates, this paper deals with possible alternatives to a unipolar…
This paper develops a new econometric framework to estimate and classify exchange rate regimes. They are classified into four distinct…
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Private schools provide affordable education in low-income countries. Yet, they often face higher closure rates, leading to disruption for…
We estimate the equilibrium effects of a public school grant program administered through school councils in Pakistani villages with…
Concerns about fraud in welfare programs are common arguments worldwide against such programs. We conducted a survey experiment with over…