Can taxes on consumption redistribute in developing countries? Contrary to
consensus, we show that taxing consumption is progressive once…
Using Fontana et al.’s (2019) database, we analyze levels and trends in the global distribution of authorship in economics journals,…
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We study how search and information frictions shape market dynamics in global e-commerce. Observational data and self-collected quality…
To investigate barriers to universal health insurance in developing countries, we designed a randomized experiment involving about 6,000…
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A little over a year ago, the European Union’s (EU) political leaders agreed on an unprecedented fiscal package – dubbed ‘Next Generation…
A majority of countries neither freely float their currencies nor firmly peg. But most of the remainder in practice also don’t obey such…
Recent growth accelerations in Africa are characterized by increasing productivity in agriculture, a declining share of the labor force…
Faced with an overwhelming crisis, governments across the world grappled with difficult policy choices in response to COVID. Resolving…
We conduct a randomized controlled trial in Mexico City to determine willingness to pay (WTP) for SMS air quality alerts and to study the…