Lebanon’s current economic crisis ranks among the worst in recent history. GDP has collapsed by 38% in real terms. The Lebanese lira, which…
We study sovereign external debt crises with a focus on creditor losses, or "haircuts". Our sample covers 321 sovereign debt restructurings…
Importance: Increased use of recommended screening could help achieve the Cancer Moonshot goal of reducing US cancer deaths.
Objective: To…
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Importance: Economic growth may reduce childhood malnutrition through improvements of several contributing factors, but the empirical…
2023, Book Chapter: "Income taxes are typically set to raise revenues and redistribute income at the lowest possible efficiency costs,…
The idea of meritocracy, in its changed positive sense, has become popular in much of Asia and in the two mega-economies of the region,…
Job selection by high-skilled foreign-born workers in the US correlates strongly with country of origin. We use a Fréchet-Roy model of…
Eric Li has a well-deserved reputation as an insightful analyst, pugnacious provocateur, and engaging author who enjoys vigorous debate. In…
November 1, 2023, Video: “This hybrid seminar was given by Paul Sheard, former M-RCBG senior fellow and author of the new book: The Power…