August 2020, Paper: "We describe a framework for empirical welfare analysis that uses the causal estimates of a policy’s impact on net…
Explains the landmark Great American Outdoors Act and why the bipartisan politics aligned to make it possible.
Unemployment insurance has played a critical role in the US economic response to the coronavirus pandemic. It has been greatly expanded,…
July 2020, Paper, "We've had 2 days of discussions, papers, comments on the topic of debt–public sector debt, household debt, corporate…
July 1, 2020, Paper, "The economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 epidemic has led to historic job losses across a range of industries.…
2020, Paper, "In emerging markets, a significant share of corporate loans are denominated in dollars. Using novel data that enables us to…
June 25, 2020, Opinion, "While many of us may hope the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is behind us — in spite of the recent surge in new…
Discusses fiscal challenges facing local governments due to Covid19.
Student loans help many individuals obtain higher education that they otherwise could not fund, but concerns have arisen in recent years…