How Not to Fight Income Inequality. Ricardo Hausmann, November 14, 2018, Opinion, "Trying to combat income inequality through mandated wage…
Reclaiming Community. Dani Rodrik, November 9, 2018, Opinion, "Stable families, good jobs, strong schools, abundant and safe public spaces…
Four big thinkers share what they argue could be the “next big economic idea.”
Historically, the quest to reduce poverty has relied on two levers: economic growth (the idea that “a rising tide lifts all boats”) and the…
One in seven Americans received benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in 2011, an all-time high. We analyze changes…
Attributing Medical Spending to Conditions: A Comparison of Methods. David Cutler, November 2018, Paper, "Partitioning medical spending…
Winning the War for Talent: Modern Motivational Methods for Attracting and Retaining Employees. Ashley Whillans, October 31, 2018,…
October 2018, Paper: "Today in India, 67% percent of men own mobile phones, but only 33% percent of women do. South Asian countries in…
We study the educational choices of children of immigrants in a tracked school system. We first show that immigrants in Italy enroll…
I study whether exposure to teachers’ stereotypes, as measured by the Gender-Science Implicit Association Test, affects student achievement…