We study the problem of allocating multiple items to two agents whose cardinal preferences are private information. If money is available,…
The IRS chief must release Trump’s tax returns — and Mnuchin must not stop him. Lawrence Summers, April 8, 2019, Opinion, "The House Ways…
The Effect of Payment Choices on Online Retail: Evidence from the 2016 Indian Demonetization. Antonio Moreno, Donald Ngwe, April 5, 2019,…
A ‘wealth tax’ presents a revenue estimation puzzle. Lawrence Summers, April 4, 2019, Opinion,"Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) recently…
Recent U.S. Economic Performance and Prospects for Future Growth. Dale Jorgenson, April 2, 2019, Paper, "The sharp slowdown of U.S.…
Disaster Probability and Options-Pricing with Disaster Risk. Robert Barro, April 2019, Paper, "We derive a new option-pricing formula from…
Equal Pay Day: closing the gender wage gap. Hannah Riley Bowles, April 1, 2019, Audio, "Today is Equal Pay Day so we’re going to spend…
Does Our Bias Against Federal Deficits Need Rethinking? James Heskett, April 1, 2019, Opinion, "Not everyone thinks federal budget…
The Political Economy of Hunger: On Reasoning and Participation. Amartya Sen, April 2019, Paper, "Sen's essay concerns the existence of…
Birds of a Feather: Estimating the Value of Statistical Life from Dual-Earner Families. Joseph Aldy, March 2019, Paper, "Economists have…